mechanical weathering
what is mechanical weathering?
a type of weathering that is caused from things like wind, rain or ice.
what is weathering?
nature breaking down rocks
what is erosion?
nature moving rocks
what is deposition
nature depositing rocks or sediment in a given place
what is chemical weathering
a type of weathering where rocks are chemically broken down by nature
What can mechanical weathering do to a rock and how?
it can break it down by wind, rain or ice
how does weathering have an effect on rocks
it can completely change how a rock is structured
what can erosion do to rocks
it can move them literally any distnace
what can deposition do to rocks
it can put them in different places and make them into landforms
what can chemical weathering do to rocks
it can chemically break down rocks and even destroy them
what are the elements of mechanical weathering
wind, ice, water,
what are the elements of chemical weathering
tempature, acid rain