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The usual sequence of surface processes runs

  • A.deposition, transport, erosion, weathering
  • B.weathering, erosion, transport, deposition
  • C.erosion, weathering, deposition, transport
  • D.transport, weathering, erosion, deposition

Answer: B

Correct answer: weathering, erosion, transport, deposition

Rock is first broken down in place by weathering; the loosened material is then detached and picked up by erosion; it is carried away by an agent - water, wind, ice; and it settles where the agent loses the energy to carry it. The order matters because each stage supplies the material for the next, and it is the whole of the denudation cycle by which continents are worn down and sedimentary rocks made.

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