About different agents of erosions like wind, water, waves, man-made etc.

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2.  INTRODUCTION
 AGENTS OF EROSION
 WATER
 ICE
 WIND
 WAVES
 MAN-MADE
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6.  Water is the Most Powerful Agent of Erosion.
 Both Surface and Groundwater act as Agent of
Erosion.
 Groundwater creates underground surfaces like-
Caves.
 Water running on land surfaces creates land surfaces
like- Deltas.
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8.  Ice is also a Powerful Agent of Erosion.
 A large mass of Moving Ice is called Glacier.
 When they move they carve their own valleys .i.e. U-
Shaped and V-Shaped valley.
 Like Rivers, Glacier break and carry away Rock
Fragments.
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10.  Like ice and water, Wind too erodes,
transports and deposits rocks
materials.
 The Action of Wind is more prominent in
Arid and Semi-Arid regions.
 The flow of Wind can change the shape
and size of Rocks.
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12.  In Coastal areas, Sea is constantly eroding old
landforms and creating new ones.
 The Marine Erosion is also a type of Wave Erosion.
 The Marine Erosion creates landforms such as- An
Arch, A Sea Cave, etc.
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14.  Man is also responsible for erosions.
 Today man is the strongest agent of
erosion.
 We see several examples in our daily
life. Cutting mountains and big rock
bodies for road making, building
construction and to make farmland
etc.
 Mining for precious metals like gold,
silver, copper etc., precious minerals
like diamond, garnet etc and
construction material like marble,
granite etc is also done..
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