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GEOLOGIC
PROCESS
EROSION
- Is the transportation of weathered rocks. Agents like running
water or rivers, wind gravity, groundwater, wave currents, and
glaciers contribute to erosion.
TYPES OF EROSION
• WATER EROSION is a type of erosion where the water carries
the sediments to different parts of the bodies of water such as
rivers.
• SOIL EROSION happens when the top soil is removed and leaves
the soil infertile. This is caused by wind or flood in an area.
WEATHERING
-Is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller
pieces called sediments.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
WEATHERING
• MECHANICAL WEATHERING is a process wherein
rocks are broken down into smaller pieces without
changing its chemical composition due to different
temperatures and water. Rocks in the highway
develop cracks and small fractures because of too
much exposure to heat. This activity is an example of
mechanical weathering.
MECHANICAL WEATHERING
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
WEATHERING
• CHEMICAL WEATHERING is a process wherein rocks
materials are changed into other substances that have
different physical and chemical compositions. Some
agents of chemical weathering include water, strong
acids, and oxygen. Water hydrates and breaks the
mineral in the rocks through the process of hydrolysis.
Oxygen combines with metals to produce oxides while
acids from vents and volcanoes increase the speed of
weathering process. One example of this in rocks is when
rainwater hydrolyzed the feldspar minerals to form clay
minerals.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
WEATHERING