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Water erosion happens when moving water picks up sediments and wears away (or erodes) the bank of the water. It happens because water naturally wears away sediment

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What is erosion where does it happen how does it happen?

Erosion is the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water,wind, etc. Erosion happens mostly on mountains.


How does water erosion happen?

Water erosion occurs when water carries away soil, rock, or sediment from the Earth's surface. It can happen through processes such as raindrop impact, sheet erosion, rill erosion, and gully erosion as water flows over the land, dislodging and transporting particles. Over time, water erosion can lead to the formation of valleys, canyons, and other landforms.


What will happen to the ground water if the erosion process in not stopped?

Groundwater is the cause of erosion so the real question you might be asking is "what will happent to all the soil because of groundwater causing erosion"


Why do erosion make beaches smaller?

Because erosion takes away sands, erosion can happen in many different ways (ex: water and wind) winds can blow away the sand.


Weathering and erosion on the moon?

Can't happen. Weathering takes air in motion (wind), and erosion takes water in motion, and there's none of either on the moon.


How cold does it have to be for an erosion to happen?

Erosion due to cold temperatures will happen at 32 F or below, as long as the temperature eventually risies above 32 F. This is erosion due to the freeze-thaw cycle. There are also forms of erosion that result from weather and from water movement, and these forms can occure at any temperature, warm or cold.


What type of erosion is water?

Water erosion is caused by the action of flowing water, which can wear away or transport soil and rock particles. This erosion can occur through processes such as sheet erosion, rill erosion, and gully erosion, depending on the amount and intensity of water flow.


How do you think erosion may vary when you have snow or ice versus rain?

Water is constantly moving causing erosion to happen more quickly than snow or ice which does not move.


Where is the place where erosion is most likely to happen?

Everywhere as erosion happens due to wind, water and humans. Only it happens at different rates, some fast and some slow.


What would happen to a boulder after many years that had fallen into a river?

The rock will be broken down to sediments by water erosion.


Where does erosion happen?

Erosion can happen in various places, such as coastlines where waves wear away rocks, rivers where water erodes soil and rock, and deserts where wind blows sand away. It can also occur on hills and mountains due to the effects of gravity and weathering.


Can erosion only happen after floods?

No. There are many contributing factors to erosion.