Weathering is the mechanical and chemical hammer that breaks down and sculpts the rocks. Erosion transports the fragments away. Working together they create and reveal marvels of nature from ...

erosion: the process by which topsoil material ... and undertake other physiological functions. organic: a class of chemical compounds with a carbon backbone, includes compounds derived from ...

Erosion is the process that wears away the river bed and banks. Erosion also breaks up the rocks that are carried by the river. Landslides are occasional, rapid movements of a mass of earth or ...