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World Geography: Physical Processes

Ice - caused by moving ice / glaciers the ice scrapes the bottom of the ocean / river, gouging the rocks under the water. Chemical weathering is the dissolution, carbonation, oxidation, or hydrolysis of rock and mineral by chemical means only. Warm, tropical climates are ideal environments for chemical weathering to take place.

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World Geography: Physical Processes

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World Geography: Physical

Processes

By:
Luis Archila
Afton Wight
Michelle Dupray
Q: What are the three most
common causes of erosion?
A: Wind, water, and ice.
Wind-
• Erodes by deflation (removal of loose
fine grained particles).
• This is a major problem in 75 million
acres in the U.S.
• Dust pollutes water and air, causes
indistinct visibility, and jeopardizes
human and animal health.
Water-
• There are four different types of water
erosion:
• Splash
• Sheet
• Rill
• Gully
• Splash erosion- detachment and “air borne”
movement of soil, caused by rain.
• Sheet erosion- detachment of soil by the
impact of raindrops: go down slope by
water, going overland (instead of going in
gullies, rills, or channels).
• Rill erosion- development of small, short-
lived “flow paths”; function as sediment
source and delivery on hillsides.
Ice –
• Caused by moving ice/glaciers
• The ice scrapes the bottom of the
ocean/river, gouging the rocks under the
water.
• Water goes into rocks during the night, and
freezes at night. The ice expands, creating
an ice wedge in the rock. The ice melts
over time, but ends up causing fissures in
the rocks, making it disincarnate over time.
How does chemical weathering
differ in nature from
mechanical weathering?
A: Mechanical (physical) weathering is the
breakdown of rocks into smaller particles due
to such factors as freezing and thawing,
release of pressure, water absorption salt
crystal formation, landmass uplift, expansion
and contraction from the sun or fire, plant
root
growth, actions of animals, abrasion, or other
means that do not directly affect the rock's
chemistry.
Chemical weathering is the dissolution,
carbonation, oxidation, or hydrolysis of rock
and mineral by chemical means only, mostly
from reactions with water or the acids
contained in rainwater. Other materials
are formed in the process. Warm, tropical
climates are ideal environments for chemical
weathering to take place as the chemical
reactions are quickened by the bountiful
rain and warm temperatures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion

http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/fieldday/kids/wind/
erosion.htm

http://wiki.answers.com/Q
How_do_chemical_weathering_processes_
differ_from_mechanical_weathering_
processes

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