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Weathering Notes Weathering: Breaking of rocks into Piece - Sediment

Weathering Notes Weathering: Breaking of rocks into Piece - Sediment. Mechanical Weathering: Crushing of Rocks. Chemical Weathering: Dissolving of Rocks. 6 Types of Weathering. 1. Water 2. Plants 3. Wind 4. Temperature Change 5. Gravity 6. Glaciers.

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Weathering Notes Weathering: Breaking of rocks into Piece - Sediment

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  1. Weathering NotesWeathering: Breaking of rocks into Piece - Sediment

  2. Mechanical Weathering: Crushing of Rocks. Chemical Weathering: Dissolving of Rocks.

  3. 6 Types of Weathering • 1. Water • 2. Plants • 3. Wind • 4. Temperature Change • 5. Gravity • 6. Glaciers

  4. 1. Weathering by Water:- Water pounds on rock, or grinds rock with sediment causing it to break.- Water freezes in the cracks of rocks. Expands and cracks the rock.- Water dissolves the minerals out of rocks causing them to weaken and break.

  5. 2. Weathering by Plants: Plant roots grow in rocks causing the rocks to crack.

  6. 3. Wind Weathering: Carries sediments that get blown into other rocks causing them to chip & break.

  7. 4. Temperature Change causes Weathering:Expansion and contraction from temperature change weakens and cracks rocks.

  8. 5. Weathering by Gravity:The pull of gravity can weaken and crack the rocks.

  9. 6. Glaciers Cause Weathering:Weight of glaciers scratch and crack rocks.

  10. Erosion: Moving Pieces of Sediment

  11. 4 Types of Erosion • 1. Gravity • 2. Water • 3. Wind • 4. Glaciers

  12. Land-slide 1.Erosion by Gravity - Pulls rocks down hill. Example: Landslides and Slumps

  13. 2. Water Erosion- Picks up and carries rocks and sediment from place to place. Example: Grand Canyon

  14. 3. Wind Erosion – Picks up sand and small rocks and moves it to a different place. Example: Arches National Park

  15. 4. Glacial Erosion – Pushes rocks as it moves forward. Example: The Great Lakes and Mountain valleys like Yosemite National Park

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