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Erosion. 1  Rainfall-Rainfall can cause erosion both when the rain hits the surface of the Earth, called splash erosion, and when raindrops accumulate and flow like small streams. 2  Rivers-Rivers can create a significant amount of erosion over time. 3  They break up particles along the river bottom and carry them downstream.
Water causes much erosion. When it falls as acid rain, it can dissolve rocks that are sensitive to acid. Marble & limestone weather when exposed to the rain. LEACHING by ground water: water soaks into the soil, picks up chemicals. This allows the water to leach or dissolve rocks it comes in contact with at bedrock. WAVE ACTION at the beach: the waves tumble rocks. The action of waves on a beach causes much erosion. The waves pound on the rocks & over time, cliffs crumble.