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shoreline: the boundary between land and a body of water

beach: an area of 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 or sand particles

loess: very fine sediments deposited by the wind

dune: a mound of wind deposited sand that that keeps its shape even though it moves

glacier: a large mass of moving ice

glacial drift: the rock material carried and deposited by glaciers

till: unsorted rock material that is deposited directly buy melting glacier

stratified drift: a glaciel deposit that has been sorted and layered by the action of streams or meltwater

mass movement: a movement of a section of land downslope

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 mass 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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