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| erosion definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind | 47 sets | |
| 2 | (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) | 33 sets | |
| 3 | the process of moving sediment from one place to another | 22 sets | |
| 4 | the wearing away of soil and rock particles by waves, wind, running water, or glaciers | 19 sets | |
| 5 | wearing away of the land by the action of water, ice, or wind | 15 sets | |
| 6 | the movement of sediment from one location to another | 14 sets | |
| 7 | the process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another | 13 sets | |
| 8 | to gnaw away; loss of superficial epidermis leaving an area of moisture but no bleeding | 11 sets | |
| 9 | the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another | 10 sets | |
| 10 | gradual wearing away | 10 sets | |
| 11 | the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc. | 10 sets | |
| 12 | the movement of weathered rock and soil | 10 sets | |
| 13 | the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil | 10 sets | |
| 14 | the process or state of eroding | 9 sets | |
| 15 | erosion by chemical action | 9 sets | |
| 16 | the movement of weathered material | 9 sets | |
| 17 | the removal of rock particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity | 8 sets | |
| 18 | process of transporting weathered material by natural agents | 7 sets | |
| 19 | a loss of tooth structure | 7 sets | |
| 20 | the movement of weathered materials from one place to another | 7 sets | |
| 21 | the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil. | 6 sets | |
| 22 | removal of land by action of ise, wind, or water | 6 sets | |
| 23 | the wearing away of the earth's topsoil by water and wind | 6 sets | |
| 24 | the removal and transport of surface material such as rocks and soil. | 6 sets | |
| 25 | a gradual decline of something | 6 sets | |
| 26 | the wearing away of soil and rock particles by waves, wind, running water, or glaciers. | 6 sets | |
| 27 | the moving of weathered rock and soil | 5 sets | |
| 28 | the destructive process in which water or wind loosens and carries away fragments of rock | 5 sets | |
| 29 | movement of weathered material | 5 sets | |
| 30 | erosion | 5 sets | |
| 31 | the moving of worn-down rock and soil to another place | 5 sets | |
| 32 | process in which surface materials are worn away and transported from one place to another | 5 sets | |
| 33 | la erosion | 5 sets | |
| 34 | the movement of weathered materials by water, wind, or ice | 5 sets | |
| 35 | the process by which wind and moving water carry away bits of rock | 5 sets | |
| 36 | process in which surface materials are worn away and transported from one place to another by agents such as gravity, water, wind, and glaciers | 5 sets | |
| 37 | the wearing away of earth's surface by the breakdown and transportation of rock and soil | 5 sets | |
| 38 | the movement of weathered materials | 5 sets | |
| 39 | the process by which earth materials are carried from one place to another. water, wind, and glaciers can cause erosion | 5 sets | |
| 40 | the removal and transport of weathered material from one location to another | 5 sets | |