EXOGENIC PROCESSES

MICA JOY MOLANG

Exogenic Processes

Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
WEATHERING: Physical Weathering
Mechanical
weathering
The breakdown of
rocks without a
change in its
composition
WEATHERING: Physical Weathering
WEATHERING: Factors Physical Weathering
Thermal and pressure
change
- Rocks crumble and breaks
into fragments because they
are subjected to alternating
hot and cold temperatures
many times.
WEATHERING: Factors Physical Weathering
WEATHERING: Physical Weathering
Wind and waves
-wind and waves can all
cause physical weathering.
Tiny grains of sand are
picked up and carried off by
the wind, which blasted on
the surface of rocks.
WEATHERING: Physical Weathering
WEATHERING: Physical Weathering

Freeze and thaw

- If you put a glass in a freezer it will soon break, this is
because the water expands when it freezes. Similarly
when water collects in the rock pores and slits, it
expands when it freezes.
WEATHERING: Physical Weathering
WEATHERING: Chemical Weathering

Decomposition of rocks due to chemical reactions

occurring between the minerals in rocks and the
environment.
FACTORS:
 Hydrolysis
Oxidation
ACTIVITY (by pair): ½ crosswise

In an essay form, describe

how rocks undergo
weathering.