Preguntas sobre ejemplos de oraciones con, y la definición y uso de "Erosion"

A: It means the gradual wearing away or washing away of a surface by mechanical actions.

For example in my Geography class the term was used to describe the gradual washing away of the top soil layer of the ground by water(by rainwater or some flood action etc).

A: In english or spanish?

A: Erosion has been widening the river banks for years.

Through years and years of erosion, the dilapidated building finally came crashing down.

To fight off beach erosion, the town does a beach restoration every year.

The dust bowl was caused by wind erosion.

A: By not taking care of your car, the erosion will occur gradually over the coming years making it susceptible to a build up of rust.

The amount of acidic and alkaline drinks you in-take for your dietary routine, the fluids can cause erosion to your teeth.

A: Erosion is when features of the landscspe e.g. cliffs along the coast start are worn away and collapse into the sea, e.g. "half of the houses in the village have fallen into the sea because of the erosion of the cliffs_.

Corrosion is when a chemical (or just water) reacts with metal and it rusts or is "eaten away", e.g. "the car was no longer fit to be driven because of the corrosion affecting the bodywork"

A: They are different in technical usage. Erosion is physical and corrosion is chemical.

Erosion is used to describe natural processes and interactions.

"The water eroded the rock."
"Shoreline erosion is a big problem."

Corrosion generally describes damage/wearing down of metal (for example, rust).

"The nail is totally corroded."
"How can we prevent corrosion on this steel structure."

Erosion is also often outside of this context to describe the wearing down or gradual loss of something.

"Confidence in the president is constantly eroding."
"How can we prevent further erosion of our support?"

A: Over the years, the river eroded a deep valley.
The apple had been left out so long, it started to decay.

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Erosion is used to describe the breaking down of a natural feature from water or wind. Sea erosion and wind erosion.

Corrosion is used to describe the breaking down of materials (usually metals) due to a chemical reaction. Corrosion of metal due to oxidation.

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A: In that case, then yes. I believe that erosion can be both a countable and an uncountable noun. 👍🏻

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