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Glacier Erosion

Published on Dec 14, 2015

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Glacier Erosion

  • movement of material and sediments transportation by glacier.
Photo by angela7dreams
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Gravity Erosion

  • process of when gravity causes soil and rock to move down a slope and erosion to the land begins.
Photo by whatmattdoes
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soil conservation

  • the prevention of soil from erosion or reduced fertility caused by overuse of chemicals or over farming
Photo by USDAgov
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water erosion

  • comes in several different forms with various causes,which can be impacted by humans that are good and bad and also caused by natual ersion
Photo by Sergiu Bacioiu
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wind erosion

  • the removal and displacement of sediments and soil due to wind movement
Photo by -Reji
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weathering

  • breaking down of rocks,soil and sediments
Photo by born1945
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deposition

  • geographical process in which sediments,soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass
Photo by lvanvlee8
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erosion

  • the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water,glaciers,wind, and waves
Photo by Justin in SD
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chemical

  • a substance produced by or used in a chemical process
Photo by Chiot's Run
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dune

  • a mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action wind
Photo by Drriss & Marrionn
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mechanical

  • happens when rocks are broken into pieces by physical means
Photo by Grazia Horwitz
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6 till

  • unsorted rock materials that is deposited directly by melting glacier
Photo by LadyDragonflyCC - >;<
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ice wedging

  • is a crack in the ground formed by a narrow or thin piece of ice
Photo by Dru!
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load

  • the materials carried by a storm, car, or anything
Photo by takomabibelot
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sheet

  • an overload flow or down slope movement of water taking the form of a thin layer of soil, rock or just sediments
Photo by terriem
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run off

  • something that drains or flows off, as rain that flows off from the land in streams
Photo by freestock.ca ♡ dare to share beauty
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sandstorms

  • a strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert
Photo by DVIDSHUB
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no-till farming

  • farming where the soil is left relatively unused from harvest to planting
Photo by chesbayprogram
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contour farming

  • practice of tilling sloped land along lines of consistent elevation in ordered to conserve rainfall
Photo by BrianAAdams
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slump

  • is a form of mass wasting that occurs when a coherent mass of loselyrock layers
Photo by Banco de Imágenes Geológicas

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