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WeatherOmete FadeOmete The Atlas VisionShaping the future of the materials testing world in partnership with our customersThe Atlas Missionour combined experience and expertise custom capabilitie. Chapter 3: Introduction. 8 main terms to learn. Weathering. Erosion. Denudation. Mechanical weathering. Chemical weathering. Transport. Deposition. Agents of weathering. Weathering. The breaking down of rocks that lie exposed to the weather.. Chapter 5.1. What is 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. The . surface. features of the Earth change as a result of observable physical and chemical processes . Weathering and Erosion. This is a monument . called Cleopatra’s . Needle. It was carved in Egypt around 1450B.C. The sides are carved with hieroglyphs, the writing of ancient Egypt. It stood in the dry, hot Egyptian desert for over 3000 years. During that time, the hieroglyphs remained distinct.. 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. 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: . The noble gas of….. Basic Facts and Knowledge of Xenon. Xe. or xenon isn’t a metal but rather is a gas specifically a noble gas with the….. atomic number of 54. atomic weight of 131.29 g.mol. 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 . 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. 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. 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.. S.V. Kuzikov. 1. , A.A. Vikharev. 1. , J.L. Hirshfield. 2,3. 1. Institute of Applied Physics RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. 2. Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. 3. Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT, USA. 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. 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. .