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Earth Science
Quarter 2 - Module 8
Weathering of Rocks
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Lesson 1:
Weathering of Rocks.......................................................................................................... 1
What’ New ................................................................................................................... 1
What Is It ...................................................................................................................... 2
What’s More ................................................................................................................ 5
What’s More ................................................................................................................ 6
What I Have Learned ................................................................................................ 7
What I Can Do: …. .................................................................................................... 8
Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Assessment: (Post-Test) ................................................................................................................. 10
Key to Answers .................................................................................................................................. 12
References .......................................................................................................................................... 13
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Module 8:
Weathering of Rocks
The Earth is surrounded by so much mystery and wonders. Have you ever
wondered how those magnificent landmarks were made? Have you ever been curious
about the roles of rocks in our planet? Well, this module will help you explore and
answer those questions.
This module would focus on rock formation and how its surrounding elements
changed it over the course of years through the process called weathering. Through
this lesson, you will understand how things in this world are interconnected to each
other like the water, wind and plants which serve as agents of weathering.
Hence, at the end of this lesson, you are expected to describe how rocks
undergo weathering (S11ES-IIa-22), which is your main objective and at the same
time to explore the different types of weathering and perform related activities
incorporated in this module.
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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.
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What I Know
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13. What happens during chemical weathering?
A. Components of related rocks react to each other.
B. Exposure of rocks to friction from winds exposes it and breaks it down.
C. Roots of trees expands and breaks down rocks.
D. Temperature or water reacts to minerals from rocks.
14. What process is involved in the creation of canyons?
A. Dissolution B. oxidation C. erosion D. frost wedging
15. What happens to pieces of rock as they are transported by a river?
A. They get larger and jagged.
B. They get smaller and rounded.
C. They get smaller and jagged.
D. They get larger and rounded.
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Lesson Weathering of Rocks
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What’ New
This activity will help you understand the process of weathering. You will see how
water affects breakdown of rocks to soil.
Materials:
small and soft rocks samples
glass jar with cover
piece of clean cloth
rubber band
Directions:
Perform the procedures below by carefully following each step. Exercise proper
precaution in handling materials and/or equipment. After which, answer briefly the
guide questions below based from the findings of your activity.
1. Pour water in the glass jar. Make sure that it is only half-filled.
2. Put the small and soft rock samples that you have prepared inside the
glass jar then cover it tightly.
3. Shake the glass jar for about 2 minutes. (Be careful in shaking the glass.
Make sure that the glass you are using is thick)
4. Remove the cover of the glass jar. Replace it with the piece of cloth tied at
the brim of the bottle with the use of the rubber band.
5. Turn the glass jar upside down to empty the water in the bottle.
6. When the water is gone, remove the piece of cloth in the glass jar and
examine the rock samples that you placed inside.
Questions:
1. What have you observed in your rock samples?
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What Is It
WEATHERING
When rocks and minerals break down into pieces or dissolve, it is called
weathering. Weathering happens not just on its own. This is possible through the
following agents: water, ice, acids, salts, plants, animals, and changes in temperature.
The more exposed the rock is to weathering, the more it becomes very vulnerable to
breaking. For example, rocks buried beneath the surface are less vulnerable than
those rocks on the surface areas because they are very exposed to agents like wind
and water.
Once rocks have been broken down into tiny pieces, a process
called erosion transports them away into different areas. The process of weathering
and erosion is responsible for the creation of some famous landmarks around the
world like the Delicate Arch in Utah and Kapurpurawan Rock Formations in Ilocos
Norte, Philippines.
One of the most natural creation resulted from erosion is the canyon or a deep,
narrow channel with steep sides.
A river canyon is made when the pressure from a river cuts deep into the river
bed. The sediments then from the river bed were carried downstream (erosion) which
resulted to the creation of canyons. The river that lies down at the bottom of the canyon
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is called entrenched river. What makes it different from other rivers is that the river
from canyons do not change its course.
TYPES OF WEATHERING
PHYSICAL WEATHERING
1. Frost wedging happens when water gets inside the cracks of rocks. The water
inside the rock freezes which cause the crack’s expansion. The cracks get
deepen and more water enters and freezes. The alternate freezing and
thawing episodes breaks the rock into small pieces along the joint lines.
CHEMICAL WEATHERING
Chemical weathering on the other hand changes the composition or molecular
structure of the rock. For example, when carbon dioxide from the air or soil combines
with water, this can dissolve the rock. The process itself is called carbonation.
Carbonation produces a weak acid, called carbonic acid. Other processes of chemical
weathering includes the following:
What’s More
Activity 2: Complete Me
Direction: Fill in the missing information below using the words found inside the
box.
rocks canyons sand river
cracks time colder erosion
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8. The expansion of ice on a cold
night breaking up a road surface
9. Flash flood
10.Cracking of rocks due to mining
What’s More
In order for you to understand more the types of weathering, do the activity below by
group.
Crushed tablet
Weathering is
It is different from
Erosion because
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What I Can Do
Check your house for any weathering or eroding edges or surfaces. Is the
structure foundation of your house strong or weak? Support your answer
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SUMMARY
Rocks are hard, compact and solid. Once these rocks are exposed to certain
agents in the environment , they continuously break into small pieces and this
process is called weathering.
Different factors act constantly of rocks to break and change them to soil. These
factors include heat, air, water, plants, animals and man.
Erosion transports the broken pieces of rocks into different areas.
Physical weathering also known as mechanical weathering is the breaking of
the physical properties of rocks or disaggregation.
Chemical weathering is the breaking of rocks due to the change of its
composition
Breaking of rocks through physical weathering involves the following processes:
frost wedging, abrasion, biological activity, and salt crystal growth.
On the other hand, chemical weathering may involve the following processes:
hydrolysis, oxidation, dissolution, and microbial activity.
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Assessment: (Post-Test)
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Key to Answers
PRETEST/POST TEST
1. B 11. A
2. A 12. D
3. D 13. A
4. A 14. C
5. D 15. C
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. A
IDENTIFICATION
9. EROSION
10. EROSION
11. EROSION
12. WEATHERING
13. WEATHERING
14. WEATHERING
15. EROSION
16. WEATHERING
17. EROSION
18. WEATHERING
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References
BOOK
Oliva, Mylene D.G. Earth Science (STEM Track). DIWA Learning Systems INC.
Makati City: DIWA Learning Systems INC, 2016.
MANUALS
DepEd Cagayan de Oro City Division. "Senior High School - Google Drive." Bitly |
Custom URL Shortener, Link Management & Branded Links. Accessed
May 30, 2020. https://bit.ly/3dF9Kdb.
WEBSITES
The Editors of BBC. “The Rock Cycle.” BBC. Accessed June 3 2020.
https://www.national geographic.org/encyclopedia/weathering/
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