whats the difference between weathering and erosion and what makes them so similar
2007-08-10 04:05:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Weathering is rocks being worn away or broken down. Erosion is the movement of that eroded material. They go hand in hand, but are definitely not the same thing.
2007-08-10 04:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weathering is mostly a chemical change to the minerals in rocks and soils(for example, oxidation by air, hydrolysis by water, dissolution by carbo dioxide dissolved in water, reaction with circulating groundwater)
Erosion is the physical removal of those materials through the action of wind and water.
2007-08-10 04:31:44 · answer #2 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weathering breaks down the rock and erosion is moving the rock
2007-08-10 04:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by rock*star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would see a lot of sand and sand is the result of weathering on rocks. and i would see weird shaped rocks smoothened by wind erosion...well sand plus wind.
2016-05-18 22:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋