Erosion-wearing away and removal of rock material that occures by agents such a gravity, ice, wind and water
Weathering-natural mechanical or chemical process that causes rocks to change be breaking them down and causing them to crumble
Whats the difference between Erosion and weathering?Can anyone help me? i dont really know how to answer this-confused?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weathering
will help to clarify.
It's quite a subtle difference, which lies in the concept of 'movement'. Weathering involves no movement of the rock. Eroded rock in a river, for example, breaks off into tiny pieces which are carried elsewhere. Rock weathered by frost (so that it splits and flakes off) falls where the original rock lies.
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