Weathering is the mechanical and chemical hammer that breaks down and sculpts the rocks. Erosion transports the fragments away. Working together they create and reveal marvels of nature from ...

Erosion is the process that wears away the river bed and banks. Erosion also breaks up the rocks that are carried by the river. Landslides are occasional, rapid movements of a mass of earth or ...

organic: a class of chemical compounds with a carbon backbone ... Terrestrial sedimentation and the carbon cycle: Coupling weathering and erosion to carbon burial. Global Biogeochemical Cycles ...

These include weathering, erosion, transportation and sedimentation. Substances in river water react with minerals in rocks and cause chemical weathering Weathering close weatheringWeathering ...

A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.