2. Water, wind, and glaciers cause erosion

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• 2. Water, wind, and glaciers cause erosion

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wind erosion
Loess windblown silt and clay sediment that
produces very fertile soil
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Water Erosion

• Delta sediment is deposited in a fan-like
  landform when a river enters an ocean

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Glacial Erosion

• Glacier a large, long-lasting mass of ice that
  moves because of gravity
• Glaciation changing of landforms by slowly
  moving glaciers
• Moraine rocks left behind from a glacier that
  form a ridge or hill

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Glacier
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Moraine
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• iii. Weathering and erosion help form soil
• 1.Soil Factors
• Parent Material
• Relief
• Organisms
• Climate
• Time First thing checked for soil
  fertility is HUMUS