Driving force names the energy source that keeps an earth process going. Wikipedia lists "rainfall; bedrock wear in rivers; coastal erosion by the sea and waves; glacial plucking, abrasion, and scour" among the agents that drive erosion forward. This dimension groups processes powered by the same underlying force.
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Field of StudySedimentology encompasses the study of modern sediments such as sand, silt, and clay, and the processes that result in their formation (erosion and weathering), transport, deposition and diagenesis. 1 Sources
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Wikimedia FoundationSedimentology, lead section (process-discipline bucket)Quote, Sedimentology, lead section (process-discipline bucket)
Sedimentology encompasses the study of modern sediments such as sand, silt, and clay, and the processes that result in their formation (erosion and weathering), transport, deposition and diagenesis.
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