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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Which word describes the breaking down and movement of objects over time?
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Erosion
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Weathering
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Weathering is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earths surface. Once a rock has been broken down, a process called erosion transports the bits of rock and minerals away. Water, acids, salt, plants, animals, and changes in temperature are all agents of weathering and erosion.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Processes Weathering is the breaking down of rock material by things like heating and cooling, frost or crystal wedging, or chemicals, like acid in rain. The products of weathering (sand, silt, gravel, rock fragments) are then removed by erosion.
Detailed explanation-3: -surface erosion. fluvial erosion. mass-movement erosion. streambank erosion. 24-Nov-2008
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