The Earth's gravity is the force that keeps our feet firmly on the ground. It has nothing to do with erosion, which is mainly caused by weathering - wind, sun, water, and ice.
This form of erosion is referred to as mass wasting or mass movement. It occurs when gravity pulls loose rock and soil downhill, causing landslides, rockfalls, and slumps.
Sedimentary rock.
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The four agents of erosion are water, wind, ice, and gravity. Water erosion is caused by rivers, streams, and rainfall. Wind erosion occurs when wind carries and deposits sediment. Ice erosion is caused by glaciers moving and carving the land. Gravity erosion involves materials being pulled downhill due to gravity.
The agent of erosion on cliffs mostly is gravity.
A canyon is a land form that is shaped by gravity and the hydrosphere. Flowing water erodes the rock over time, creating a deep, narrow valley. Gravity plays a role by pulling the water downward, accelerating erosion processes.
The movement of rock by wind is called "aeolian" erosion, by water is called "fluvial" erosion, and by gravity is called "mass wasting" or "gravity-driven" erosion. These processes contribute to the shaping of Earth's surface over time.
The four major types of erosion are water erosion (caused by runoff and water flow), wind erosion (caused by wind moving particles), ice erosion (caused by glaciers and ice melt), and gravity erosion (caused by gravity moving rocks and soil downhill).
The fastest form of erosion is typically considered to be mass wasting events such as landslides, rockfalls, or debris flows. These processes involve the rapid movement of large amounts of rock and soil downhill due to gravity, causing significant erosion in a short period of time.
Gravity is an agent of erosion... I'm not quite sure if it is erosion. In the science textbook I have right in front of me it says and I quote, "Gravity, running water, waves, wind and glaciers are all causes, or agents, of erosion. Although it says it's an agent of erosion it doesn't say it is erosion. An agent is a "cause" of something.