PPT-Mechanical Weathering

4 Types Ice amp Water Abrasion Plants amp Animals Exfoliation 1 Ice amp Water explanation of how ice and water causes weathering Add picture Ice Wedging Also called Ice Wedging. Physical Weathering. Weathering. is the breakdown of rock or soil. . Physical . weathering occurs when natural forces, such as wind, running water, and moving ice, physically break up rock and soil into smaller particles. . Chapter 4. What is freeze-thaw action?. Rocks with cracks. +. Moisture (rain, dew, fog etc…PRECIPITATION). +. Temperature drop below 0°C (Freezing Point). Terms:. Expand. Contract. Freeze. Thaw. Strain/pressure. Earth’s Changing Surface . Earth is a constantly changing body affected by . natural forces. :. On the . Inside. :. Plate Tectonics . = moving of Earth’s Plates driven by . convection currents. Earthquakes & Volcanoes. 10.4. Erosion. Water, in either gas, liquid, or solid form can change the surface of the earth, it can even carve . rock. !. Erosion is the . transportation. of broken down rock fragments (sediment) by water, glaciers, gravity, and wind. It can happen slowly or . Weathering. Weathering is the process that breaks down rock and other substances at the Earth’s surface. . Heat, cold, water, and ice all contribute to weathering.. Repeated freezing and thawing for example can crack rock apart into smaller pieces. . Ms. Martel. Weathering. Weathering is the breakup of rock due to exposure to processes that occur at Earth’s surface.. Geologists group weathering processes under two headings, mechanical and chemical weathering. . Weathering . The process by which larger rocks are broken down into smaller and smaller rocks. Destructive force. Mechanical Weathering. The breaking down of larger rocks into smaller rocks WITHOUT changing the rocks’ minerals. Weathering. The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces that remain next to each other. . Weathering forms sediments.. There are two types of weathering.. Mechanical (Physical) . Chemical. Mechanical Weathering. Answers to worksheet. #1: Weathering is the process by which rock material are broken down by the action of physical or chemical means.. #2: Mechanical weathering is the breakdown of rock into small pieces by physical means. . V-Map. 1 side for chalk. 1 side for . m&m’s. . Do Now. SWBAT describe mechanical weathering. 1. Where do pebbles and small particles of rock come from?. 2. . Did anyone carve pumpkins this weekend?. Unit 7 notes. Weathering. What is it?. Disintegration and Decomposition of rocks . Where does it happen?. At or near the surface of the Earth. Weathering. What does this process look like?. Weathering. Weathering can be defined as any. chemical or mechanical process by which rocks exposed to weather undergo changes in character or are broken down into smaller pieces. .. Mechanical Weathering. Mechanical Weathering. Weathering. Notes. Weathering. - The surface processes that break down rock into small pieces called sediment. . Two Types of Weathering. MECHANICAL WEATHERING. – . . Physical. processes that break rock into fragments with the . What is Weathering?. The scenes of the world are continuously mutating. Sun, rain, frost, and wind are breaking down even the most solid of the rocks into smaller bits before they are taken away. This process is termed as weathering. .