abrasion (earth science)

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In earth science, type of erosion in which rock fragments scrape and grind away a surface. It is also known as corrasion. The rock fragments may be carried by rivers, wind, ice, or the sea. Striations, or grooves, on rock surfaces are common abrasions, caused by the scratching of rock by debris carried in glacier ice.

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