What is the definition of erosion? the process by which sediment settles out of water the soil and rocks deposited by moving water the process by which a river moves soil and rock the waterways that move soil and rock

Sediment moves from one place to another through the process of erosion. Erosion is the removal and transportation of rock or soil. Erosion can move sediment through water, ice, or wind. Water can wash sediment, such as gravel or pebbles, down from a creek, into a river, and eventually to that river's delta.