Exogenous Landforming Processes Weathering and Erosion Weathering and
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Exogenous Landforming Processes Weathering and Erosion
Weathering and Erosion
Weathering • The breakdown do the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces.
Physical Weathering • Process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by external conditions. • Types of Physical weathering – Frost heaving and Frost wedging – Plant roots – Friction and impact – Burrowing of animals – Temperature changes
Frost Wedging
Frost Heaving
Plant Roots
Friction and Repeated Impact
Burrowing of Animals
Temperature Changes
Chemical Weathering • The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes. • The agents of chemical weathering – Water – Oxygen – Carbon dioxide – Living organisms – Acid rain
Water • Water weathers rock by dissolving it
Oxygen • Iron combines with oxygen in the presence of water in a processes called oxidation • The product of oxidation is rust
Carbon Dioxide • CO 2 dissolves in rain water and creates carbonic acid • Carbonic acid easily weathers limestone and marble
Living Organisms • Lichens that grow on rocks produce weak acids that chemically weather rock
Acid Rain • Compounds from burning coal, oil and gas react chemically with water forming acids. • Acid rain causes very rapid chemical weathering
Karst Topography • A type of landscape in rainy regions where there is limestone near the surface, characterized by caves, sinkholes, and disappearing streams. • Created by chemical weathering of limestone
Features of Karst: Sinkholes
Features of Karst: Caves
Features of Karst: Disappearing Streams
Erosion • The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil.
Water Erosion • Rivers, streams, and runoff
Ice Erosion • Glaciers
Wind Erosion
Mass Movements • Landslides, mudslides, slump and creep
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