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Which weathering agent is most likely to carry large boulders long distances over long periods of time?

A Ice
B Water
C Wind
D Gravity

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User Sangupta
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Answer: B. Water.

Explanation: With the exception of extremely strong winds (tornadoes and hurricane), water has more power to move large particles of weathered material than wind does. Running water moves along Earth's surface from higher elevations to lower elevations. Rivers carry eroded sediments to the ocean where they are deposited, forming a delta. In the ocean, currents, waves and tides continue the erosion process by carving out cliffs, arches and other features along the continents' edges. Erosion also wears away the shorelines of islands Hope this helps ^-^.

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