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    MELC:

    •describe how rocks undergo


    weathering
    Learning Objectives:
    •a.define what weathering is;
    •b. explain how rocks undergo weathering;

    •c. discuss how the products of weathering are


    carried away by erosion and deposited elsewhere;
    and

    •d. develop an awareness of how weathering,


    erosion, and deposition interact in natural
    environments, leading to the formation of various
    landforms and landscapes.
    WEATHERING
    DEFINITIONS
    WEATHERING -

    Brainstorm:

    1) What is it?

    2) What can cause it?

    Possible Causes:
    3) How does weathering
    change the surface of the
    Earth?
    WEATHERING
    • Weathering= the breaking down of rock into
    smaller and smaller pieces.
    Is weathering constructive, destructive, or both?
    Why?
    -Weathering is destructive- it “tears down” rocks
    and landforms.
    2 Types of Weathering
    Brain- WEATHERING
    storm
    1) Mechanical 2) Chemical
    Breaking down Chemical breakdown
    1) What
    can
    rocks by physical of rock and minerals
    cause means into new substances
    each Possible causes: Possible causes:
    type of
    weatheri
    ng?
    MECHANICAL WEATHERING

    1. ANIMALS
    Little animals also
    help weathering
    by burrowing and
    digging through
    the ground.
    MECHANICAL WEATHERING
    2. Ice Wedging –
    when water gets into
    cracks of a rock,
    freezes & thaws over
    & over again & splits
    the rock
    MECHANICAL WEATHERING

    Ice
    MECHANICAL WEATHERING

    3. PLANT GROWTH
    • Roots of plants also push
    into the rocks and break
    them apart. They act like
    wedges and push the
    rocks apart.
    MECHANICAL WEATHERING
    4. RELEASE OF PRESSURE- as erosion
    moves sediment from the surface,
    pressure is reduced. The outside of the
    rock begins to flake off
    MECHANICAL WEATHERING
    NONLIVING CAUSES
    5. Abrasion-
    sediments carried by wind,
    water, or ice wear away
    rock by hitting & scraping
    against other rock
    Abrasion

    Wind
    • sandstone shapes
    eroded by coastal
    winds Sandblasting
    Abrasion

    WATER - rubs fragments against


    each other and wears away the
    surface of the rock by abrasion.
    – The faster the water, the greater
    the erosion
    Abrasion
    • Ice- Glaciers

    –The glacier
    gouges out chunks
    of rock and leaves
    scratches on the
    rock called
    striations
    CHEMICAL WEATHERING

    • CHEMICAL WEATHERING
    the chemical breakdown of rock
    and minerals into new substances
    CHEMICAL WEATHERING

    Water is considered
    to be the universal
    solvent. It dissolves
    many things – including
    rock
    • Over time, water can
    break down even hard
    rock like granite
    CHEMICAL WEATHERING

    2) Oxygen

    Oxidation (rust)
    is a chemical reaction
    in which an iron
    combines with oxygen.
    CHEMICAL WEATHERING

    3) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)


    -CO2 mixing with water
    creates Carbonic Acid that
    slowly dissolves limestone.
    (Acid in groundwater)
    -Caves
    CHEMICAL WEATHERING

    4) Living Organisms
    Acids from decaying plants or fungi such as
    lichens breaks down rocks
    CHEMICAL WEATHERING

    5. ACID PRECIPITATION
    is rain or snow that
    contains more acids
    than normal due to air
    pollution.
    The acid “dissolves”
    and “eats away” the
    rock
    WEATHERING
    How does
    weathering
    change the
    surface of
    the Earth?
    Mechanical Weathering
    Living Plant Roots of plants also push into the
    rocks and break them apart
    Animal burrowing and digging through the
    ground
    Non- Ice -water gets into cracks of a rock, freezes
    living (glacie & thaws over & over again & splits the rock
    rs)
    -scratches on the rock called striations
    Wind wears away the surface of the rock by
    abrasion
    Water rubs fragments against each other and
    wears away the surface of the rock by
    abrasion.
    Chemical Weathering
    Living Plants Acids from decaying plants or fungi
    such as lichens breaks down rocks
    Non- Water universal solvent. It dissolves many
    living things – including rock
    Acid rain rain or snow that contains more acids
    than normal due to air pollution.
    -acid “dissolves” or “eats away” the rock
    Ground- CO2 mixing with water creates Carbonic
    water acid that slowly dissolves limestone
    Oxidation chemical reaction in which an element
    combines with oxygen to form an oxide
    FORCES THAT CAUSE
    Weathering
    1) Mechanical 2) Chemical
    Living Nonliving Living Nonliving
    Plants Ice - Plants Water
    (Glaciers)
    Acid rain
    Wind Groundwater
    Animals
    Water Oxidation
    GROUP ACTIVITY:
    • Illustrate through drawing the destructive
    effect/s of weathering on humans and the
    environment.
    RUBRICS:
    Creativity: 5
    Originality: 5
    Content & Organization: 5
    Neatness: 5

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