Weathering vs. Erosion Weathering - all processes by which rock material at or near the earth's surface is broken into fragments or chemically changed making it prone to fragmentation Disintegration or decomposition of material in place Erosion- Entrainment and Transportation of material 2.
(rock material at or near the earth's surface; is broken; into fragments)
rock material at or near the earth's surface
is broken
into fragments