Weathering and erosion ... are picked up and carried off by the wind, which can then blast the sides of nearby rocks, buffing and polishing them smooth. On the seashore, the action of waves ...

Wind causes waves to be produced in the water. These can cause erosion ... is the action of pebbles grinding against the rock surface like sandpaper. And attrition where rocks carried by the ...

While wind erosion—the process by which wind moves soil across a landscape—is natural, Gill said it has been exacerbated by human land use, drought and declining water resources, making the U ...