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Sometimes thousands and millions of years as in the Grand Canyon. In other cases it can happen in as little as a couple of hours as in a hurricane. The East Coast of the United States and other shore areas are constantly changing due to erosion and storms. Rivers do the same changes to their shorelines during high water events.
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How long does it take granite to erode?
Millions of years
When do streams erode sediment?
They erode sediments when it snakes back and forth across their valley. xxxJoanna
What are thick masses of ice that erode rock and move sediment called?
These are glaciers.
How long does it take water erosion to erode bedrock?
Wind erosion is an ongoing process.
What must any rock in the rock cycle do to become a sedimentary rock?
It must erode into sediment and then be compressed to form sedimentary rock.
What does the wind do to the sediment when it hits an obstacle?
probably erode it lol
What is the sediment when it hits an obstacle such as a boulder?
It starts to erode the boulder.
How long does it take granite to erode?
Millions of years
When do streams erode sediment?
They erode sediments when it snakes back and forth across their valley. xxxJoanna
What are thick masses of ice that erode rock and move sediment called?
These are glaciers.
What factors affect a river's ability to erode and carry sediment?
The factors that affect a river's ability to erode and carry sediment would be its size, how deep it is, and how fast it is going. If it is going downhill that can also affect it.
How long would it take water to erode granite?
about 1 day
How long does a cliff take to erode?
it can take from around 5 minutes to millions and millions of years
What factors affect a wave's ability to erode and carry sediment?
looseness of sediment, speed of wave, angle of wae on sediment, angle of beach floor (as that changes the waves suction angle height and strength)
How does water erode a canyon?
water erodes a canyon by carrying sediment from the rock walls down the river
How long does it take water erosion to erode bedrock?
Wind erosion is an ongoing process.
What process Do glacier erode the land?
When a glacier melts, it deposits the sediment it eroded from the land, creating various landforms.
