erosion and deposition
erosion moves the small products of ______________ away from their original location. these pieces of sediment then settle into a new location, through a process known as ______________.
erosion by water
water can move sediment away from the source rock by several different methods.
rivers and streams carry _____________. this method of erosion is part of the
_____________ process in which sediment travels from the river’s source to its end. along the way, the river deposits sediment, creating ____________.
waves crash into coastal rock formations, breaking them apart. from there, ______________ and ______________ can transport the material away from land.
______________ is the result of waves eroding weathered coastal rock formations.
glaciers also drive erosion. the rocks produced by weathering get lodged in the ice of the glacier. as the glacier slowly moves downhill, the pieces of rock are carried with it.
erosion by wind
in regions with little water, wind becomes the dominant force of erosion. erosion caused by wind is part of the _____________ processes. as these processes carry dust and soil throughout a region, they cause _____________ to spread, a process called ______________.
erosion by gravity
as cracks develop from _____________ weathering and bonds weaken from _____________ weathering, the force of gravity can help move weathered rock to a new location.
mass _____________ events, which include rockfalls and _____________, can transport weathered rock from its original location.
gravity erodes rocks by moving them from areas of _________ elevation to areas of ________ elevation.
all erosion processes occur _________ at earth’s steepest locations. steeper mountains create faster - moving _______ and ___________, which cause these rock features to erode faster.

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### Erosion and Deposition
# Brief Explanations:
Erosion moves the small products of **weathering** (the breakdown of rocks) away from their original location. The settling of sediment in a new location is **deposition**.
# Answer:
1. weathering
2. deposition

### Erosion by Water - Rivers and Streams
# Brief Explanations:
Rivers and streams carry **sediment** (pieces of rock, soil, etc.). This is part of the **transportation** process in the river system, where sediment moves from source to mouth. Along the way, deposition of sediment creates **landforms** like deltas or floodplains.
# Answer:
1. sediment
2. transportation
3. landforms (e.g., deltas, floodplains)

### Erosion by Water - Waves
# Brief Explanations:
After waves break coastal rocks, **currents** (like longshore currents) and **tides** can transport the material. **Coastal erosion** (or specific features like sea cliffs, but the result of wave erosion on coastal rocks is often the formation of features like sea stacks, cliffs, or the process of **erosion** itself; more precisely, the result here refers to the eroded material or the landform, but the key process after wave breaking is transport by currents/tides, and the result of wave erosion on coastal rocks is coastal erosion or landform creation like sea cliffs. However, for the blank "______ is the result of waves eroding weathered coastal rock formations", a common answer is **coastal erosion** or a specific landform, but more accurately, the process of wave erosion leads to features like **sea cliffs** or the general process of **erosion**; but in the context of filling the blank, the result of wave erosion on coastal rocks is the creation of coastal landforms or the erosion process. However, the main transport agents after wave breaking are currents and tides.
# Answer:
1. currents
2. tides
3. Coastal erosion (or a specific landform like sea cliffs)

### Erosion by Wind
# Brief Explanations:
Wind erosion is part of **aeolian** (wind - related) processes. Wind carries dust and soil, causing **sediment** (or soil, dust) to spread in a process called **deflation** (the removal of loose material) or **deposition** (if talking about where it settles, but the spreading of sediment by wind is part of aeolian processes, and the spreading process is often **transportation** or **deflation**; more accurately, wind erosion processes (aeolian) cause sediment to spread, and the process of spreading sediment by wind is **deflation** (removal) or **transportation**, and the spreading of sediment (like soil, dust) is called **deposition** if it settles, but in the context of "cause ______ to spread, a process called ______", the first blank is "sediment" (or "soil", "dust") and the second is "deflation" (or "transportation", "aeolian transport").
# Answer:
1. aeolian (wind - related)
2. sediment (or soil, dust)
3. deflation (or transportation, aeolian transport)

### Erosion by Gravity
# Brief Explanations:
Cracks develop from **physical** (mechanical) weathering (like freeze - thaw, pressure release) and bonds weaken from **chemical** weathering (like oxidation, hydrolysis). Mass **wasting** (or mass movement) events include rockfalls and **landslides** (or mudslides, debris flows). Gravity moves rocks from **high** elevation to **low** elevation. Erosion processes occur **faster** at steeper locations because steeper slopes create faster - moving **water** (runoff) and **wind** (or ice in glaciers, but in gravity erosion, it's mass movement, but the last blanks: steeper mountains create faster - moving **water** (runoff) and **mass movements** (like rockfalls, landslides) or **glaciers** (if considering glacial gravity movement).
# Answer:
1. physical
2. chemical
3. wasting (mass movement)
4. landslides (or mudslides, debris flows)
5. high
6. low
7. faster
8. water (runoff)
9. mass movements (or glaciers, wind - but more likely water and mass movements)

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