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Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and man made processes.

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Page 1: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Weathering

The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and

through natural and man made processes.

Page 2: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Weathering Chemical Weathering: The break down of rocks

involves a chemical change in at least some of the minerals within a rock. It involves rainwater, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and plant decay acids.

Physical or Mechanical Weathering: The break down of rocks caused by physical processes. Only size changes, not the chemical composition

Page 3: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Physical Weathering Process by which rocks are broken down

into smaller pieces by external conditions

Types of mechanical weathering: Freezing and thawing

Plant roots

Abrasion (by wind and water)

Release of pressure

Animal actions

Page 4: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Mechanical Weathering:Freezing and Thawing

As water freezes it expands placing pressure on the rock around it. When it thaws more water is able to enter the crack and then it is able to freeze again. The continual freeze-thaw action eventually cause the rock to break apart.

Page 5: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Mechanical Weathering:Release of Pressure

Rocks exfoliate, or break a part in layers as pressure from overlying rocks is reduced or removed.

Page 6: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Mechanical Weathering:Plant Roots

When plant roots grow into a rock or under a rock, they break rocks apart as they grow.

Page 7: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Mechanical Weathering:Abrasion

Friction and repeated impact by water, ice, or wind.

Page 8: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Mechanical Weathering: Animal Action

Animals in the ground burrow and break particles off of rocks.

Page 9: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Chemical Weathering The process that breaks down rock through

chemical change.

The agents of chemical weathering: Water (acids)

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

Living organisms

Acid rain

Page 10: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Chemical Weathering:Water

Water weathers rock by decomposing, dissolving or loosening parts of the rock.

Page 11: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Chemical Weathering:Oxygen

Iron combines with oxygen in the presence of water in process called oxidation.

The product of oxidation is rust.

Page 12: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Chemical Weathering:Carbon Dioxide

CO2 dissolves in rain water and creates carbonic acid.

Carbonic acid easily weathers limestone and marble

Page 13: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Chemical Weathering:Plants

Plants that grow on rocks produce weak acids that chemically weather rocks.

Page 14: Weathering The breakdown of the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces. It can happen through physical or chemical means and through natural and

Chemical Weathering:Acid Rain

Compounds from burning oil, coal, and gas react chemically with water, forming acids.

Acid Rain causes very rapid chemical weathering

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