The process of leveling of the Earth by the wearing away of high places and the transportation of sediment to lower places is known as
A) mass wasting.
B) the hydrologic cycle.
C) degradation.
D) gradation.

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Gradation is the geological process by which the Earth's surface is leveled through the wearing away of high places and the deposition of sediment in lower places. This includes both the processes of weathering and erosion (degradation) and the deposition of material (aggradation).

The Process of Leveling of the Earth by the Wearing