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Define weathering
Differentiate mechanical
weathering from chemical
weatheringCite examples of mechanical
weathering and chemical
weathering
Process of breaking
down rocks into
smaller pieces.
Water
Wind
Ice
Plants
Animals
People
Chemicals
physical weathering Breaking down of rocks without
any change in their chemical
compositions
Wind, water, gravity, plant,
animal and human activit ies
are some of the causes of this
weathering.
Abrasion
Freezing and Thawing
Animal Activi t ies
Human Activi t ies
Plant Activi t ies
Exfol iat ion
When rocks coll ide one
another or scrape
against each other,
their exposed surfaces
can be chipped or
f ractured.
Outer layers of rocks
feel off .
Takes place when the nature
and composition of rocks
change.
Breaking of rocks due to the
reaction of acids or oxygen.
Carbonation
Oxidation
Hydrolysis
Takes place when dissolved carbon
dioxide present in water and air
forms carbonic acid.
hydrogen in rainwater reacts with the
minerals in the rocks, changing them
to clay.
When oxygen
combines with
i ron in rocks, i t
changes into iron
oxide.
Write TRUE if the sentence is correct
and FALSE i f not.
1. Weather ing breaks rocks in to pieces .
2 . Because of weather ing, the sur face of the
ear th keeps on changing.
3 . Acid and oxygen are the greates t agents
of chemical weather ing .
4. When oxygen combines wi th i ron in rocks ,
su l fu r ox ide is formed.
5. The process by which sand and smal l rocks
scratch other rocks is cal led abras ion .