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Agents of Erosion Goals The learner will be able to: Define weathering, erosion, and deposition. Name the four agents of erosion. Describe and explain how the agents of erosion cause weathering, erosion, and deposition Weathering Weathering Definition Process by which rock materials are broken down by the actions of physical or chemical processes. Example Watch this explanation of Weathering Erosion Definition Process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport soil and sediment from one location to another. Example Watch this explanation of Erosion Deposition Definition The act or process of being deposited Example Watch this explanation of Deposition Four Agents Wind Wind and Weathering Causes abrasion by blowing sand and silt against exposed rock wearing away the rock’s surface. Wind and Erosion Types of Erosion SaltationThe skipping and bouncing movement of sand-sized particles in the direction the wind is blowing DeflationThe removal of fine sediment AbrasionThe grinding and wearing down of rock surfaces by other rock or sand particles Wind and Deposition Types of Deposition LoessThick deposits of windblown, fine-grained sediment; can be found far away from source DunesThe mounds of wind-deposited sand; common in deserts and along shores of lakes and oceans The Movement of DunesGenerally, move in direction of wind Waves and Weathering Causes fallen rocks and pebbles to bump and scrape against each other rounding and smoothing surfaces. Waves and Erosion Energy in waves is released when waves break causing rocks to break down Coastal landforms created by wave erosion Cliffs Sea Stacks Sea Arches Sea Caves Headlands Wave-Cut Terraces Waves and Deposition On-shore Deposits Waves carry materials such as sand, rock fragments, dead coral, and shells. These materials are deposited on a shoreline forming a beach Gravity and Weathering Causes abrasion to occur when rocks fall on one another wearing away at the rock surfaces Gravity: Erosion Deposi