Why does water erode rock?

Water erodes rock in a number of ways we call processes. How effective the various processes are depend on the type of rock being eroded, but have an impact on each rock type regardless. read more

How Flowing Water Causes Erosion and Deposition. Flowing water is a very important agent of erosion. Flowing water can erode rocks and soil. Water dissolves minerals from rocks and carries the ions. This process happens really slowly. But over millions of years, flowing water dissolves massive amounts of rock. Moving water also picks up and carries particles of soil and rock. read more