The sudden tearing away of land along a river with the re-deposit of the land on the other side of the river, downstream, is called:
A) erosion
B) accretion
C) avulsion
D) reliction

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Avulsion refers to the sudden removal of land along a riverbank and its re-deposition downstream on the opposite bank. Erosion refers to the gradual wearing away of land, while accretion and reliction have different meanings related to the gradual gain or loss of land due to natural processes.

The Sudden Tearing Away of Land Along a River with the Re-Deposit