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What is the difference between erosion and corrosion ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between erosion and corrosion ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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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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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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erosion is breaking down because of either water or wind
corrosion is breaking down because of a chemical reaction
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