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  1. Erosion is the wearing away of the Earth's 
  2. surface, caused by the breakdown and 
  3. transportation of particles of rock or soil 
  4. (by contrast, weathering does not involve 
  5. transportation). Agents of erosion include 
  6. the sea, rivers, glaciers, and wind. There 
  7. are several processes of erosion including 
  8. hydraulic action, corrasion, attrition, and 
  9. solution.
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  11. Subject by: Robert Small
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