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As rocks erode from Earth's surface they are replaced by the process of?
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∙ 11y agoErosion and its replacement are not parts of a continuous process, - they represent the endpoints. For example the very ancient cratons of North America, Australia, Asia, and similar have remained essentially unchanged over the recent several tectonic process of assembly-and-breakup of major continental masses. Some of the western craton of Australia for example, is up to 2600 million years old.
However, on other parts of the earth there are emergent zones where new rock is being created right now. The Pacific Ring of Fire, the ring of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean, is one sort and the the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the Atlantic Ocean is spreading, is another. These two represent the youngest rocks.
Some of the eroded rocks eventually finish up in subduction zones, but not necessarily in this tectonic cycle. e.g. the undersea sedimentary deposits from the Congo and the Amazon.
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As rocks erode from Earth's surface the process they are replaced by is?
uplift.
How do glaciers erode the earths surface?
by your mom. ok?
How do weathering and erosion affect earths surface?
Weathering and erosion is wind or water that breaks away rock or soil. The rocks they carry can erode away other rocks.
The ability of running water to erode a surface depends on?
Power and Velocity.
What are two ways in which glaciers erode Earth's surface?
When glaciers form they scrape earth's surface as they advance. Also when glaciers melt it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land creating various land forms.
As rocks erode from Earth's surface the process they are replaced by is?
uplift.
How do glaciers erode earths surface?
by your mom. ok?
How do glaciers erode the earths surface?
by your mom. ok?
What are two ways glaciers erode Earths surface?
The glacier scrapes the surface of the earth as it advances, then deposits that till at its terminus when it melts.
How do weathering and erosion affect earths surface?
Weathering and erosion is wind or water that breaks away rock or soil. The rocks they carry can erode away other rocks.
How can wind erode materials?
Wind causes erosion by deflation and abrasion. Deflation is the process by which wind removes surface materials.
How can wind the erode materials?
Wind causes erosion by deflation and abrasion. Deflation is the process by which wind removes surface materials.
What is the process whereby softer sedimentary rocks erode more quickly than harder rock shaping the surface of the landscape?
Weathering and erosion.
Why do craters not erode on Mercury?
Mercury has no atmosphere and no surface fluids, so there is nothing to erode the craters.
What can abrasions do to the surface of a rock?
Erode it away by scratching it.
The ability of running water to erode a surface depends on?
Power and Velocity.
What is the definition of erode?
Erode means to gradually wear away
