Are weathering and erosion the same process?

Answer 1

They are the same thing. Mechanical weather would be a subset of physical weathering. Physical weathering would be anything that reduces the physical composition of something (lets take a rock as our example.) mechanical weathering would be the result of an object of mass either abrading or cleaving the rock: sandpaper and sledge-hammers. Chemical weathering would be something like acid Photo-weathering would be from UV light

Answer 2

Both chemical and mechanical weathering breakdown a rock into particles, just in diffrent ways. Mechanical weathering is the physical weathering in which a rock is broken down into particles. Chemical weathering is the weathering in which rocks are disolved, decomposed , or loosend to change the minerals in the rock.

Answer 3

No they are not. Weathering is braking down of rocks into smaller pieces while erosion is a removal of top soil.... After weathering, erosion might occure,removing those smaller pieces of rocks.

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Answer 4

No, weathering and erosion are not the same process. Weathering is the breakdown of rocks and minerals at Earth's surface, while erosion is the transport of the weathered material by different agents such as wind, water, or ice. Weathering prepares the material for erosion to carry it away.

Answer 5

No. weathering is the breaking down of rocks and erosion is the moving of the sediments from one place to another