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Weathering and erosion are the same thing. true or false? i personally think its false but just to be sure lol

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false

weathering is the breaking of rocks into smaller and smaller pieces called sediments

erosion is the movement of these sediments by wind , water , gravity & ice to a new location
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Answer:

It is false.

Step-by-step explanation:

Weathering is the general process by which rocks are broken down at Earth's surface. Erosion is a set of processes that loosen and move soil and rock downhill or downwind. Umm...for example, imagine you are having ice cream in your hand out on a sunny day, if the ice-cream melts and falls down, it is called erosion and if the ice-cream melts but it doesn't fall down, it called weathering.

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