The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.

• A. Weathering
• B. Erosion
• C. Glassy
• D. Porphyritic

Answer: (B)

Erosion is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another. This movement shapes landscapes by removing material in one place and depositing it elsewhere. It’s different from weathering, which breaks rocks apart in situ without moving the pieces. You can see erosion in rivers carrying sediment downstream, waves shifting sand along a shore, deserts forming dunes as the wind moves grains, or glaciers dragging rocks across the ground. After transport, sediment is often laid down in new locations through deposition, completing part of the cycle of landscape change. The other terms describe rock textures rather than transport processes: a glassy texture refers to volcanic glass that cooled rapidly, and porphyritic texture describes a rock with crystals of different sizes formed during cooling.

Erosion is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another. This movement shapes landscapes by removing material in one place and depositing it elsewhere. It’s different from weathering, which breaks rocks apart in situ without moving the pieces. You can see erosion in rivers carrying sediment downstream, waves shifting sand along a shore, deserts forming dunes as the wind moves grains, or glaciers dragging rocks across the ground. After transport, sediment is often laid down in new locations through deposition, completing part of the cycle of landscape change. The other terms describe rock textures rather than transport processes: a glassy texture refers to volcanic glass that cooled rapidly, and porphyritic texture describes a rock with crystals of different sizes formed during cooling.