All terms in this list:
shoreline: The boundary between land and a body of water.
beach: An area of the shoreline made up of material deposited by waves
saltation: the movement of sand or other sediments by short jumps and bounces that is caused by wind or water
deflation: A form of wind erosion in which fine, dry soil particles are blown away.
abrasion: The grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action of other rock and sand particles.
dune: a mound of wind-deposited sand that keeps it shape even though it moves
loess: very fine sediments deposited by the wind
glacier: a large mass of moving ice
glacial drift: the rock material gathered and deposited by glaciers
till: unsorted rock material that is deposited directly by a melting glacier
stratified drift: a glacial deposit that has been sorted and layered by the action of streams or meltwater
mass movement: a movement of a section of land down a slope
rock fall: a group of loose rocks that fall down a steep slope
landslide: the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
mudflow: the flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
creep: the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
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