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Weathering

» Weathering is the breakdown and the wearing a way of rocks.

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Physical Weathering

» Wind action removes rock grain by grain. » Running water in streams and rivers wears

rocks into smaller and smoother particles.» Extremes and changes in temperature cause

rocks to crack and split as they expand and contract.

» Water can also enter porous (contains holes) rocks and freeze causing the rock to break apart.

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Physical Weathering

» Exfoliation can occur as sheets or slabs of the cracked rock slip off.

» As waves move, small fragments of rock fall away and are washed away.

» Plants can force their roots into cracks of rocks and, as the roots grow they cause the rocks to break apart. Some lichens and moss grow on the surface of rocks, eventually eating into the rocks and causing them to split and break away.

» Animals can also trample and crush rock. This, over a long time, wears them away.

» (Plant action or animal weathering is also known as biological weathering.)

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Weathering

Wind Weathering

Water Weathering

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Chemical Weathering

» Acid weathering is when rainwater mixes with gases such as carbon dioxide in the air as it falls. The resulting carbonic acid dissolves rock such as limestone and sandstone.

» Oxidation occurs, in its most common form, when iron particles in rock combine with water and oxygen to form a coloured layer of oxidised mineral.

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Erosion

» Erosion is the washing away or removal of weathered fragments of rock.

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Erosion

» Water Erosion – This is where the material is moved away by water.

» Wave Erosion – This is where materials are moved away by the action of waves.

» Ice Erosion – This is when materials are moved away by ice, usually in the form of a glacier.

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Erosion

Wave Erosion

Glacial Erosion


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