the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the actions of water, wind, glaciers,waves, etc. Ex wearing away

Geology, the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose. Compare chemical weathering, mechanical weathering. organic weathering, biological. Ex breaking down

The laying down of matter by a natural process, as the laying down of sediments in a river or the accumulation of mineral deposits in a bodily organ.

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Erosion	the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the actions of water, wind, glaciers,waves, etc. Ex wearing away
Weathering	Geology, the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose. Compare chemical weathering, mechanical weathering. organic weathering, biological. Ex breaking down
Depisition	The laying down of matter by a natural process, as the laying down of sediments in a river or the accumulation of mineral deposits in a bodily organ.