The process of rocks being broken down into smaller pieces. This can happen by rain, ice, or plants growing.
Example: You take off a sweater, and your hair sticks up.
Example: You rub a balloon on your hair, and the balloon sticks to a wall.
Surface soil and rocks are worn away by glaciers, water, and wind.
Example: You braid your hair, and then you take the brad out.
Example: You see a glass window, and then a baseball breaks the window into tiny pieces.
What is deposition?
The process of giant boulders breaking down into smaller rocks, and the smaller rocks eventually breaking down into grains of sand.
Example: You have a fire, and eventually the burning wood turns to ash.
Example: You have a fresh apple on the counter, and eventually it turns brown and mushy.
Example: A large jagged rock is under a waterfall. Eventually the jagged rock will become smooth, because large amounts of water are falling on it.
Example: A metal chain is outside, and eventually the chain will develop rust from the oxygen around it.