Sedimentary Rocks and Processes

What is Weathering?

What is Erosion?

This type of weathering occurs when rocks are broken down by physical factors in the environment.

This type of weathering causes changes in the chemical compositions of the rocks from exposure to the environment.

This type of weathering occurs when something living interacts with the weathering processes, causing rocks to break down.

This type of weathering picks up small pieces of sand and blasts abrasive rocks.

This type of weathering is a key agent to mechanical weathering.

This type of weathering occurs when liquid water freezes and expands as ice.

This type of weathering occurs in arid or desserts.

This type of weathering occurs when oxygen combines with minerals.