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Weathering: - Processes at or Near Earth S Surface That Cause Rocks and Minerals To Break Down

Weathering and erosion shape Earth's surface. Weathering breaks down rocks through mechanical and chemical processes. Mechanical weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces without changing composition, while chemical weathering alters the chemical makeup. Regolith, or broken rock fragments, is produced and mixed with organic matter to form soil. Erosion transports weathered materials by water, wind, or gravity from their source. Water is a major agent of erosion through rain, streams, glaciers, and ocean transport.

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Weathering: - Processes at or Near Earth S Surface That Cause Rocks and Minerals To Break Down

Weathering and erosion shape Earth's surface. Weathering breaks down rocks through mechanical and chemical processes. Mechanical weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces without changing composition, while chemical weathering alters the chemical makeup. Regolith, or broken rock fragments, is produced and mixed with organic matter to form soil. Erosion transports weathered materials by water, wind, or gravity from their source. Water is a major agent of erosion through rain, streams, glaciers, and ocean transport.

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Weathering - processes at or
near Earth¶s surface that cause
rocks and minerals to break
down

Erosion - process of removing


Earth materials from their
original sites through
weathering and transport
  
2echanical Weathering -
processes that break a rock or
mineral into smaller pieces
without altering its composition

Chemical Weathering -
processes that change the
chemical composition of rocks
and minerals
?gents of 2echanical
Weathering
á frost wedging
á thermal expansion and contraction
á mechanical exfoliation
á abrasion by wind and water
á plants and animals
@rost Wedging
Exfoliation
—ome Exfoliation

lant Wedging

rocesses of Chemical
Weathering
á dissolving (dissolution)
á oxidation
á hydrolysis
@actors in Chemical Weathering
á climate
á plants and animals
á time
á mineral composition
!imestone
cave feature

result of
chemical
weathering
   

  
Weathering produces regolith (³rock
blanket´) which is composed of small
rock and mineral fragments.

When organic matter is mixed in this


material is called soil.
˜ransport ?gents or @orces
á Water
á Wind
á Gravity
˜ransport ?gents - Water
á Rain
á Streams and rivers
á Ocean dynamics
á Ice (glaciers)
Streams
Stream Erosion and —eposition
˜ypical River Gravel
Glaciers
Wind ˜ransport of —ust
Wind ˜ransport of —ust
—eposition @ormation
—eposition @ormation

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