Definitionn. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down
Last update: July 13, 2015
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Geological erosion brings down tons of soil from the mountains to be deposited in the plains. [Please select]
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The overconsumption of soft drinks can produce dental erosion. [Please select]
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Because of erosion, the beach has decreased in size. [Please select]
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Now the granite, continuing for long distances, forms the prevailing rock; then, again, it forms the foundation for thick strata of schist and sandstone, itself only appearing in valleys of erosion and river boulders, in rocky projections on the coasts or in the ridges of the mountains.... [Please select]
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We read about land formations, river courses, erosion, etc. [Please select]
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Subsequent differential erosion produced relief sufficient to provide a different habitat. [Please select]
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None of this remains on the hill; it has all been carried away by erosion. [Please select]
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The cave itself, however, more resembles an artificial tunnel than a natural result of erosion. [Please select]
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Frost and the natural erosion have made an opening more than 60 feet long. [Please select]
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Clearly, these three formations were of an age that witnessed the erosion of the cave. [Please select]
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The whole bank shows the marks of erosion by water. [Please select]
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