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what are the three different types of erosion?)
Erosion in the context of natural science (geography or environmental sciences) has three main types: water erosion (by water flow), wind erosion (by wind), and soil erosion (also related to water, wind, or human activities, but commonly three main are water, wind, and glacier erosion. However, a common trio is water, wind, and soil erosion (or water, wind, glacier). Here, the three different types of erosion (geological/ environmental) are: 1. Water Erosion (caused by running water, like rivers, rain - splash, etc., which moves soil and rock); 2. Wind Erosion (wind picks up and moves soil particles, common in arid regions); 3. Glacier Erosion (glaciers move and erode rock and soil as they advance/retreat). Another common set for soil erosion specifically is sheet erosion, rill erosion, and gully erosion, but the broader three types of erosion (geomorphic) are water, wind, glacier.
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The three different types of erosion (geomorphic/ environmental) are Water Erosion, Wind Erosion, and Glacier Erosion (or for soil erosion: Sheet Erosion, Rill Erosion, Gully Erosion).