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What is the wearing away of rock surfaces by other rock or by sand called?
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∙ 10y ago
This would be erosion, via rock particles carried by water, wind, or ice.
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∙ 13y ago
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When do metals wear each other away?
Metals often wear each other away as a result of friction between adjoining surfaces.
What cause mechanical weathering is the wearing away of rock by rock particles?
When two rocks rub up against each other, pieces of the rock wear away. This is called abrasion.
What s called Breaking down or known as wearing away of rocks?
The general term is erosion or weathering.
Can water cause physical weathering?
Yes. This can happen by wearing away of soil, gravel,ect. This process is called EROSION.
What process breaks rocks down into smaller pieces?
The process called weathering is responsible for the breaking up and wearing away of the Earth's rocks. The broken up rocks are then carried away by the process of erosion.
What are the other disadvantages of force?
friction can cause the wearing away of surfaces
What is the wearing away of rocks called?
Wearing away of rocks is called weathering.
What is the wearing away of soil by wind?
The wearing away of rock or soil by any natural force is called erosion.
What is the slowly wearing away of mountains called?
Erosion
What is the wearing away and removal of soil?
It is known as erosion. (What is the meaning of 7?)
Wearing away all surface soil by wind and water?
The wearing away of all surface soil by wind and water is called erosion.
The breaking down and wearing away of rocks is called?
Erosion.
What name is given to the movement or transporting of sediments?
Erosion is the term for the wearing away of land surfaces by weathering and transportation of particles from one place to another.
What is the wearing away of parts of the Earth by water or wind called?
Erosion
What is the process of wearing away earths materials called?
Weathering and erosion
When do metals wear each other away?
Metals often wear each other away as a result of friction between adjoining surfaces.
What cause mechanical weathering is the wearing away of rock by rock particles?
When two rocks rub up against each other, pieces of the rock wear away. This is called abrasion.
