Geological process
The movement of rock fragments away from where they were produced, by gravity, wind, rain, rivers, oceans and glaciers. Erosion transports; weathering merely breaks down.
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There are six main erosion processes, often interconnected: gravity, wind, rain, rivers, oceans and glaciers. Material loosened by weathering is transported from higher to lower ground, where other processes may pick it up again.
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Evidence: British Geological Survey n.d. Primary authority
Erosion involves the movement of rock fragments and therefore differs from weathering, which concerns only the decay of rock in place.
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Evidence: British Geological Survey n.d. Primary authority
Weathering and erosion together break rocks up into sediments, and both are part of the rock cycle; after sediments are deposited they can be buried beneath fresh sediment.
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Evidence: British Geological Survey n.d. Primary authority; British Geological Survey n.d. Primary authority
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