Gravity causing rock or sediment to move downhill?

What causes rock or sediment to move downhill?

limjmnm

What agents of erosion are assisted by the force of gravity?

The agents of erosion are: running water, glaciers, waves, and wind. # I would say that wind is the top agent of erosion that is assisted by gravity because gravity pulls down the sediments that the wind is eroding. # Running water is probably the second because gravity is the force that moves rock and other materials downhill, so if running water is moving downhill, gravity helps it. # Finally, glaciers is another agent assisted by gravity because glaciers also move downhill taking down eroded sediment with it.

When does the snow and ice the make up a glacier begin to move downhill?

When accumulated mass of ice weighs enough to overcome the friction against the ground, and slides from gravity.

How do comets move?

What causes rock or sediment to move downhill?

limjmnm

What are the processes caused by gravity that move sediment downhill?

Generally, these processes are referred to as transportation, the movement of sediment during erosion, via wind, ice, or water.

What includes several processes caused by gravity that move sediment downhill?

mass movement is the CORRECT answer to this question. :)

What is the force that causes rocks or soil to move downhill?

gravity