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erosion

Action of exogenic processes which remove soil and rock from one location on the Earth's crust, then transport it to another location where it is deposited

EntityQ80026

Also known as erosions

Subclass of: natural phenomenon
, subtractive process
, sedimentary process

Overview

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Erosion is the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited. Erosion is distinct from weathering which involves no movement. Removal of rock or soil as clastic sediment is referred to as physical or mechanical erosion; this contrasts with chemical erosion, where soil or rock material is removed from an area by dissolution. Eroded sediment or solutes may be transported just a few millimetres, or for thousands of kilometres.

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Cause: weathering
Different from: Erozja
Class of object(s) of occurrence: terrain

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50 identifiers linking erosion across the web's reference databases

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