1. WEATHERING
You start with hard, solid rock. Slowly, this rock breaks down into smaller pieces (weathering). Most of the time, this breakdown occurs when other small pieces of rock driven by water, gravity, or wind crash into the rock (mechanical weathering).
Another way to break rocks down occurs when chemical reactions actually remove individual elements from the rock (chemical weathering).
Usually chemical weathering causes the remaining rock to weaken so that mechanical weathering works even faster.
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14. EROSION
As soon as a rock particle (loosened by one of the two weathering processes) moves, we call it erosion or mass wasting.
We call it erosion if the rock particle is moved by some flowing agent such as air, water or ice.
Mass wasting is simply movement down slope due to gravity. Rock falls, slumps, and debris flows are all examples of mass wasting.

22. Beach erosion…
Pictures…
How it is hurting…
What can we do?...

25. RAY’S BEACH HOUSE

28. How it is hurting… The houses are destroyed
Beaches are covered in water
Debris is brought back into the ocean
Animals eat the debris or get caught in it
Animals cannot breed on the beaches (turtles)
Sand is washing away with waves and leaving nothing but sediment
People try to bring in sand, but it costs over 1 million dollars per mile!

29. Removing sand from beaches and dunes for construction purposes causes erosion and the loss of beaches and coastal lands, destroying the natural heritage of the coast and reducing the vibrancy of the tourism industry.
Building too close to the beach interferes with the natural sand movement and may impede beach recovery after a serious storm or hurricane.
Badly planned sea defenses may cause the loss of the beach, and of neighboring beaches.
Pollution from human activities on the land may damage coral reefs and sea grass beds; these biological systems protect, and provide sand to the beaches.
Removing vegetation from the dunes destabilizes these protective sand barriers; and clearing sites inland results in increased soil and dirt particles being washed offshore and smothering coral reef systems.

30. What can we do?
Planning new development so that it is a ‘safe’ distance behind the beach will reduce the need for expensive sea defense measures in the future.
Re-vegetating dunes with native vegetation e.g. grasses and vines, and planting beach areas beyond the reach of storm waves with salt-resistant, deep-rooting trees, such as sea-grape. (Additional development controls are required in the fragile offshore cays.)
Resorting to ‘hard’ engineering structures such as seawalls, revetments and bulkheads, only when there is a need to protect beachfront property from wave action. Such structures, even with careful design, result in the loss or narrowing of the beach over time.
Considering all other beach enhancement measures such as offshore breakwaters, groins and beach nourishment (placing sand from the offshore zone or from an inland source on the beach) at a particular site. All such measures require careful design and environmental impact assessments, so always first consult the Department of Physical Planning.

31. DEPOSITION
The sediments stop moving (deposition or sedimentation) when they reach their destination.

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40. Weathering = Breakdown
What causes them?
Weathering = Breakdown
Wind
Ice
Water
Plants
Temperature
Erosion = Transport
Wind
Running water
Ice
Gravity
Waves

41. PhysicalGeography.net (definitions)