cycle of erosion
Britishnoun
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The cycle of erosion has some influence on the nature of a stream, but there are several other factors that are important.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Figure 13.13 A depiction of the Davis cycle of erosion: a: initial stage, b: youthful stage, c: mature stage, and d: old age.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
By the same means each formation records the stage in the cycle of erosion of the land mass from which its sediments were derived.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
The successive stages through which a land mass passes while it is being leveled to the sea constitute together a cycle of erosion.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
It was in the second cycle of erosion, when their surroundings were brought down to the new base-level, that these hills were left.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.
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