Erosion is the process by which rocks and sediments are worn down, removed, and transported from one place to another by natural agents.
The main agents of erosion are water, wind, ice, gravity, and ocean waves.
How It Occurs
Erosion controls landscape evolution, sedimentation in watersheds, geological cycles, mountain stability, and the distribution of sediments and nutrients.
It also influences climate, hydrology, soil formation, and long-term tectonic evolution.