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Weathering
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Weathering is the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the earth’s surface
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TwoTwo Types of Weathering
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No change in the rock’s chemical
composition.
Agents of mechanical weathering include:
Temperature: causes repeated expansion and contraction
1) Mechanical/physical weathering
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Ice wedging (frost action, freeze-thaw cycle): when liquid water goes into cracks and then freezes causing the cracks to get wider
1) Mechanical/physical weathering
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OrganicOrganic activity activity (root-pry, burrowing animals, human activities)
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GravityGravity: rocks falling and colliding with other rocks
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AbrasionAbrasion: wearing away by solid particles
Wind-blown Sand
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UnloadingUnloading: the expanding of high pressure rock when exposed to a lower pressure Classic sheeted granite
along the Tioga Road, Yosemite National Park. The granite is broken into gently dipping plates by unloading joints. Unloading joints probably form as the rock is exposed by erosion. These joints, and others that are more steeply oriented, provide pathways for water to enter the rock.
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Exfoliation or unloading - rock breaks off into leaves or sheets along joints which parallel the ground surface; caused by expansion of rock due to uplift and erosion; removal of pressure of deep burial
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ContractionContraction due to crystallization
The surface pattern on this pedestal rock is honeycomb weathering, caused by salt crystallisation. This example is at Yehliu, Taiwan.
Salt weathering of building
stone on the island of Gozo, Malta
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The altering of the composition of minerals within a rock that results in a reduction in size.
Agents of chemical weathering include:
Water: Dissolves minerals out of rocks making them weaker
2) Chemical weathering
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Acid: Dissolves minerals in rocks (examples: carbonic acid, acid rain, and plant acid)
Chemical weathering
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Lichens such as these growing on the rocks in the picture can produce weak acids that react with the rock.
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3000 year old Egyptian Obelisk
3000 year old Egyptian Obelisk after 100 years in NY
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The Parthenon in Greece shows discoloration and chemical weathering effects from air
pollution and acid rain.
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Oxidation: Oxygen combines with iron minerals and sulfur minerals changing the composition of the rock
Chemical weathering
Oxidation turned these rocks in Nevada's Valley of Fire red.
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Factors that determine the rate of weathering:
o CompositionComposition
o Physical conditionsPhysical conditions of rock Cracks, holes, crevices –
easier weathering Solid, unbroken – more
weather resistant
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ClimateClimate:
ColdCold ClimatesClimates– mechanical weathering breaks down rocks rapidly
Warm, wet climatesWarm, wet climates – chemical weathering breaks down rocks rapidly
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o TopographyTopography: the position of the rock
o Air pollutionAir pollution
o Exposure timeExposure time
o Surface areaSurface area exposed
Mechanical and chemical weathering work together
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1) How long does the weathering process take?
2) What is carbonic acid a mixture of?
3) What kind of rocks are formed by weathering?