PPT-What is Weathering?

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. 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.. Weathering. The breakdown do the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces.. Physical Weathering. Process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by external conditions.. Types of Physical weathering. Rose . AnnAgo. IV-6 . BEEd. WHITTLING . WIND . Bryce Canyon in Utah is a weathering wonder. Weathering and erosion have whittled away the rocks there for millions of years.. Today . huge hoodoos rise from the canyon floor. Hoodoos are rock pillars with shapes on their tops. They tower nearly 610 meters (2,000 feet) above the ground.. Weathering . Students will be able to describe and give examples of chemical and physical weathering.. . Weathering. The breakdown of materials on Earth’s crust into smaller pieces.. Two Types of Weathering. 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: . 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. Week 5, Friday; September 26, 2014. Kaolinite. http://. mineral.esci.umn.edu. /node/1182. Illite. http://. sunbio.my. /?. page_id. =121. Vermiculite. http://. www.vermiculite.org. /. what_is_vermiculite.php. 4 Types. Ice & Water. Abrasion. Plants & Animals. Exfoliation. 1. Ice & Water. . explanation of how ice and water causes weathering. Add picture. Ice Wedging. Also called…. . “Ice Wedging”. 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. Weathering. is the break-up of rock due to exposure to the atmosphere.. Weathering. involves two processes that often work together to decompose or break down rocks.. Chemical and Mechanical. Weathering!. Weathering and Erosion. Table of Contents. Section 1 . Weathering Processes. Section 2 . Rates of Weathering. Section 3 . Soil. Section 4 . Erosion. Chapter. 14. Section 1 . Weathering Processes. 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.