{"id":5333,"date":"2020-12-01T20:39:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T20:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=5333"},"modified":"2024-01-24T01:52:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T01:52:34","slug":"erosion-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/erosion-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Erosion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5333\" class=\"elementor elementor-5333\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fba84a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fba84a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94acdca\" data-id=\"94acdca\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rocks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6324224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"6324224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-rocks-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5364 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-rock\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a rock?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5363 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/igneous-rocks\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Igneous Rocks<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5362 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sedimentary-rocks\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sedimentary Rocks<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5361 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/metamorphic-rocks\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Metamorphic Rocks<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5360 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/physical-weathering-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Physical Weathering<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5359 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/chemical-weathering-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Chemical Weathering?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5358 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/biological-weathering\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Biological Weathering?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5357 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/erosion-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5356 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-rock-cycle\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is the Rock Cycle?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea4862e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea4862e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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[]).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c5562a\" data-id=\"3c5562a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fba5fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fba5fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Erosion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f46f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f46f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Erosion is not the same as weathering. Weathering is the process where rock is broken down or dissolved into smaller pieces by the physical, chemical, or biological weathering process.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5540\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/weathering-or-erosion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/weathering-or-erosion.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/weathering-or-erosion-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Erosion (or mass wasting) involves the movement of the weathered rock (now pebbles, sand, or soil) from one place to the other by the action of wind, ice, water, and gravity. Examples of mass wasting include rock falls, slumps, and debris flows<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Transport makes erosion complete because it is the part that involves the movement of the eroded materials or sediments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Transport by water:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Every day, millions of tonnes of sediments are moved along rivers, coasts, and deep oceans. Water transport occurs in four ways: Traction, saltation, fine particles, and soluble salts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Transport by the wind:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wind transport can result in stunning landscapes as sand is blown away from one place to another. In the deserts, dunes are created. Wind can also create sand storms and destroy farms by blowing away the topsoil of large farms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Faster flowing rivers can carry heavier rocks or drag them along the riverbed. As the rocks move, they are smoothened by the abrasive effect. Transport makes that possible. 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