GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -8 Sediments can be carried from one place to another. The movement of sediments by wind, water, ice, or gravity is called erosion. Sediments are dropped in a new location. The process of dropping sediments in a new location is called deposition.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sediment moves from one place to another through the process of erosion. Erosion is the removal and transportation of rock or soil. Erosion can move sediment through water, ice, or wind. Water can wash sediment, such as gravel or pebbles, down from a creek, into a river, and eventually to that river’s delta.

Detailed explanation-3: -Erosion is the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.

Detailed explanation-4: -This transport-and-deposition process of sediment is known as erosion. The act of breaking down monolithic material into smaller pieces is known as weathering. Weathering and erosion together are the two processes responsible for the movement of sediment across the globe.

Detailed explanation-5: -Erosion and weathering include the effects of wind and rain, which slowly break down large rocks into smaller ones. Erosion and weathering transform boulders and even mountains into sediments, such as sand or mud. Dissolution is a form of weathering-chemical weathering.