• Question: how does water erode rock?

    Asked by anon-207642 to Silvia, Scott, Oliver, Natalie, Michelle, Lowri on 14 Mar 2019.
    • Photo: Michelle Valkanas

      Michelle Valkanas answered on 14 Mar 2019:

      Water can be extremely powerful! As water moves towards the coastline in the form of waves, it is a very strong force. This power hitting the rock comes down like a hammer, chipping away at the rock! 🙂

    • Photo: Scott Graham

      Scott Graham answered on 14 Mar 2019:

      water erodes rocks by causing a process called weathering, this is when rain constantly hits the rock and causes it to start ‘breaking down’ and chipping away. As michelle says water can be a very powerful force, this force not only chips away but it removes the pieces and carries it away

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