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What are the possible natural agents and/or
processes that can break down the rock into
smaller pieces?

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• Disintegration of rocks.

• Happens with or without movement or


transportation

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i.
• Mechanical weathering
• Disintegrates rocks, breaking them
into smaller pieces
• Due to temp., pressure, etc.
• 4 types

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force exerted by salt crystal that
formed as water evaporates from
pore,spaces or cracks in rocks
can cause the rock to fall apart

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wearing away of rocks Life forms as as
by constant collision of
loose particles agents of
mechanical
weathering

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ii.
• Chemical reactions occur
• Change in composition
–Oxidation – reaction of substance with O
–Hydrolysis – when combined with water

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 OXIDATION  HYDROLYSIS

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What causes the
woman to slide?

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• Movement of large masses of materials
down a slope due to pull of gravity
• Very destructive in areas with steep flow,
scrace or no vegetation, increased water
flow (rainfall or flashflood)
• 3 forms of mass wasting

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i.
• Large amount of sediments (rocks of
various sizes) falls down a slope.

–Diffrent from landslide because debris flow


does not need water to flow down

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ii.
• Combined soil and water flow down a
slope
• Near river or stream where sand is
soaked in water for long periods of time
• Amount of mudflow indicates the
severity of risks

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iii.
• Slow movement of soil along a
curved surface.
• Looked curved because of the
depression formed by sinking land.

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• Surface (top soil) is worn away by forces
of nature like wind, water or ice, human
activities like deforestation
• Moves rock debris from one place to
another

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• Accumulation of soil, rock fragments and soil
particles settling on the ground
• occurs in stream and sea
• Sediment load becomes thick and forms new
layer of ground.
• In ocean, if forms ocean basin

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