Describe two forms of erosion that slowly change Earth’s surface. a. Water erosion carries away solid materials during the water cycle. Wind erosion scours and abrades Earth’s surface. b. Water erosion carries away solid materials during the water cycle. Wind erosion is the destruction of solid materials by solar wind particles. c. Water erosion is the formation of polar caps, mountain glaciers, and other surface ice. Wind erosion is the destruction of solid materials by solar wind particles. d. Water erosion is the formation of polar caps, mountain glaciers, and other surface ice. Wind erosion involves deflation and abrasion.

a. Water erosion carries away solid materials during the water cycle. Wind erosion scours and abrades Earth’s surface.

Explanation:

Water erosion deals with water while wind deals with air. The water erosion is usually as a result of rainfall which is a part of the water cycle. It carries away part of the uppermost layer of the soil and deposits it elsewhere thereby resulting in the continuous eroding of the soil.

Wind erosion deals with heavy wind particles blowing across the soil surface. Friction usually occurs and the soil wears out with time.

places of higher salinity. there are parts of the ocean where hardly any rain falls but warm dry winds cause lots of evaporation. this evaporation removes water – when water vapour rises into the atmosphere, it leaves the salt behind, so the salinity of the seawater increases. this causes the seawater to become denser.