PPT-Weathering Lets break it down!

Physical Weathering The process of rocks being broken down into smaller pieces by external conditions Types of Physical weathering Frost heaving and Frost wedging Plant roots Friction and impact. 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. . Weathering: . The . process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth’s surface.. Factors that contribute to weathering include:. Heat, cold, water. , ice, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. Erosion: . It Down Research. Answers to worksheet. #1 and #2. Ice, wind, water, gravity, plants, and even . animals. . Water . seeps into crack; when temps drop and water . freezes . in the cracks, it expands; ice pushes against the sides of the cracks and it . http://. Mountains, and valleys form as tectonic plates crash into one . another (. convergent. ). . These mountains do not last forever. As they age, they are torn down by the very slow, but persistent forces of weathering, mass wasting, and erosion.. 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. Erosion. The carrying weathered rock from one location to another . Mechanical Weathering. Rock is physically broken down. Smaller pieces have same composition. Chemical Weathering. Rock is chemically broken down. 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. . Physical Weathering. The process of rocks being broken down into smaller pieces by external conditions.. Types of Physical weathering. Frost heaving and Frost wedging. Plant roots. Friction and impact. Predict how weathering might reshape surface features (topography). Weathering and Erosion. The top part of the lithosphere—the earth’s surface—changes as rocks are broken down to smaller pieces and carried away.. 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 . Geomorphology (. GEO 301). Geology and Geophysics Department. College of Science. King Saud University. WEATHERING PROCESSES. Weathering is the breakdown of rocks by . mechanical disintegration . and chemical decomposition.. 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. . Lesson 3 . Please Do Now!!!!! . -Looking at this picture what do we think caused this boulder to break apart???. -Please write down your thoughts. . -If you get the correct answer Miss. Swisher will give you a dollar. .