Weathering And Erosion Weathering And Erosion
The Different Types of Weathering Physical and Chemical breakdown of rock Physical - Root Pry -Exfoliation -Frost Action -Wind Abrasion Chemical - Oxidation - Acid Rain
Why is this rock red? OXIDATION
What will happen to the rock the tree is growing in. Root Pry What will happen to the rock the tree is growing in. The rock breaks apart
Peeling away of rock. This makes the half dome. Exfoliation Peeling away of rock. This makes the half dome.
Frost Action or ice wedging slowly breaks up this sedimentary rock into unusual shapes.
What could have caused these rocks to become rounded. WIND ABRASION
What could have eaten away this statue? 1908 to 1969 What could have eaten away this statue? Acid Rain
Process of wearing away the earth’s surface. Erosion Process of wearing away the earth’s surface. Types of erosion: Wave Action Running Water Landslides Creep Rock Fall Mud Flow Avalanche Glaciers Slump
Wave action - when waves hit the rocks and pieces of rock break off.
Running water eroded the sides of this canyon and created the V-shaped valleys.
Mass Wasting - landslides
A slump is when a clump of earth breaks apart and falls
Land slowly slipping over many years from temperature or water. Creep. Land slowly slipping over many years from temperature or water.
This avalanche is an example of Mass Wasting
This glacier carves out a U-shaped valley by dragging rocks and boulders with it
Deposition When erosion stops and particles that were moving are settled in a new location.