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- DictionaryE·ro·sion/əˈrōZH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents: "the problem of soil erosion"
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Action of exogenic processes which remove soil and rock from one location on the Earth's crust, then transport it to another location where it is deposited
Erosion is the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited. Erosion is distinct from weathering which involves no movement. Removal of rock or soil as clastic sediment is referred to as physical or mechanical erosion; this contrasts with chemical erosion, where soi... Wikipedia