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    Science Assessment-Weathering Erosion

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    Mechanical, chemical, and biological weathering processes can break down rocks. Mechanical weathering occurs through freeze-thaw action when water enters cracks then freezes and expands. Chemical weathering includes oxidation where oxygen reacts with rock minerals to form rust, weakening the rock. Biological weathering happens when plant and animal activity, like burrowing, exerts pressure on cracks. Erosion by water and wind then transports and deposits weathered rock fragments. The cliff is made of sedimentary rock, as shown by features like bedding, and will continue eroding slowly over time through weathering and erosion processes.

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    Mechanical, chemical, and biological weathering processes can break down rocks. Mechanical weathering occurs through freeze-thaw action when water enters cracks then freezes and expands. Chemical weathering includes oxidation where oxygen reacts with rock minerals to form rust, weakening the rock. Biological weathering happens when plant and animal activity, like burrowing, exerts pressure on cracks. Erosion by water and wind then transports and deposits weathered rock fragments. The cliff is made of sedimentary rock, as shown by features like bedding, and will continue eroding slowly over time through weathering and erosion processes.

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    Mechanical, chemical, and biological weathering processes can break down rocks. Mechanical weathering occurs through freeze-thaw action when water enters cracks then freezes and expands. Chemical weathering includes oxidation where oxygen reacts with rock minerals to form rust, weakening the rock. Biological weathering happens when plant and animal activity, like burrowing, exerts pressure on cracks. Erosion by water and wind then transports and deposits weathered rock fragments. The cliff is made of sedimentary rock, as shown by features like bedding, and will continue eroding slowly over time through weathering and erosion processes.

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    Science Assessment-Weathering Erosion

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    Mechanical, chemical, and biological weathering processes can break down rocks. Mechanical weathering occurs through freeze-thaw action when water enters cracks then freezes and expands. Chemical weathering includes oxidation where oxygen reacts with rock minerals to form rust, weakening the rock. Biological weathering happens when plant and animal activity, like burrowing, exerts pressure on cracks. Erosion by water and wind then transports and deposits weathered rock fragments. The cliff is made of sedimentary rock, as shown by features like bedding, and will continue eroding slowly over time through weathering and erosion processes.

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    WEATHERING

    & EROSION
    Prisha
    Range of Weathering Processes
    One type of weathering process called mechanical weathering or freeze-thaw can be caused by
    changes in temperature from day to night. Water from rain or the sea fills up cracks in a rock, so
    when the temperature is cool then the rock expands, and when the temperature is high then the
    rocks contract due to the heat. When the temperature gets low enough then the water freezes
    which puts pressure on the rock and causes the crack to widen. Another weathering process is
    chemical weathering which can be caused by a chemical reaction involving oxygen called
    oxidation. When rock minerals come in contact with oxygen with the presence of water a
    compound called rust is created. Rust changes the color of the rock and weakens the rock.
    Another weathering process is biological weathering which can be caused by the movement of
    plants and animals. This occurs in situations when a rabbit burrows into a crack, putting
    pressure on the rock so it eventually splits the rock. This can also occur if a plant grows in the
    crack of a rock forcing the crack to widen as the roots grow. Day and night play an important
    role in weathering because during the day, the sun heats up the surface of a rock and at night the
    outer layers cool down. This gradually weakens the top layers of a rock.
    Oxidation – Chemical Weathering
    Particle
    Diagrams

    Physical/Mechanical Weathering

    Bio Weathering
    Erosion Processes
    One type of erosion process is caused by water/rain. Rainfall can be
    a possible cause for rock falls/mass wasting as rain helps rock fragments
    or scree smoothly flow down a slope. Another erosion process is wind
    or the Aeolian process where deposition occurs in coastal areas where
    there's wave action. Sediments are transported by the wind and
    sometimes this can cause a dust storm.
    W H AT T Y P E O F R O C K I S T H E
    CLIFF
    MADE FROM
    The cliff is made from sedimentary rock as this type of rock is often found near river
    banks, bottom of waterfalls, or near the sea. Sedimentary rocks generally include
    features like mud cracks, fossil tracks or trails, and bedding which are seen on the
    cliff. Sedimentary rocks go through geological processes like weathering and erosion
    which affects the rocks by breaking down large rocks into smaller ones. This is shown
    at the bottom of the cliff where many small pieces of rocks are. Sedimentary rocks are
    also soft which is why they break or crumble easily. All these signs lead to the cliff
    being made from sedimentary rocks.
    Word Equations & Symbols
    This word equation and symbol
    indicate the reaction between iron
    and oxygen which produces rust.
    Water/Moisture is also necessary for
    rust to be created.

    Carbonation is a chemical change that


    creates carbonic acid with water and carbon
    dioxide. This acid helps to dissolve rocks by
    flowing through the cracks in a rock and
    reacting with the minerals which creates
    huge cracks in the rocks.
    Future of the cliff & Geological history
    The cliff has five layers, and it was created because of erosion
    and weathering. Weathering breaks down and dissolves
    rocks/minerals on the Earth's surface, so with the cliff being
    in a coastal area, destructive waves and the wind will break
    off small/soft rocks. The harder rocks remain in the cliff.
    Weathering is a slow, natural process and is dependent on the
    climate, so the cliff will take time to break down and erode in
    the future. This cliff probably took a long time to form as it
    started from igneous and metamorphic to become
    sedimentary after a long weathering and erosion process.

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