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WEATHERING

Published on Dec 09, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WEATHERING

BREAKING DOWN OR DISSOLVING OF ROCKS AND MINERALS.
Photo by philhearing

mechanical weathering

PHYSICAL WEARTHERING CAUSES ROCKS TO CRUMBLE
Photo by Barta IV

CHEMICAL WEATHERING

CHANGES THE COMPSITION OF THE ROCK MATERIAL TOWARD SURFACE.
Photo by lvanvlee8

DEPOSITION

THE NATURAL PROCESS OF LAYING DOWN A DEPOSIT OF SOMETHING.
Photo by subarcticmike

EROSION

WHEN THINGS BREAK DOWN.

DEFLATION

THE ACT OF DEFLATION OR THE CONDITION OF BEING DEFLECTED
Photo by DG Jones

ABRASION

in one form or another
Photo by bixentro

SANDSTORM

a strong wind that carries clouds of sand and dust through the air
Photo by nukeit1

WINDBREAK

something [such as a fence or group of trees] that protects an area from the wind.

DUST STORM

a dust storm or sand storm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid.
Photo by Ianz

LOESS

an  ustratified usually buff to yellowish brown loamy found in america,europe and asia.

DUNES

a hill of sand near a desert that is formed by the wind.
Photo by Edgar Barany

MASS MOVEMENT

movements of masses  of surface materials caused by gravity

SLUMP

sit,lean, or fall heavily and limply, especially with a bent back
Photo by sandy richard

CREEP

a very slow mass movement that goes on for years or even centuries.
Photo by Kerry Wixted

MUDFLOW

a flow of mud involving ''very rabid'' to ''extremely rabid''.
Photo by missyleone

ROCKFALL

quantities of rock falling freely from a cliff face.
Photo by nwpuzzlr

ROCK SLIDE

 a type of landslide caused by rock failure.
Photo by andyarthur

GLACIER

ra slowly moving mass or river of ice by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mantions or near the poles.
Photo by Piero...

TILL

a mass of boulders,pebbles,sand, and mud.
Photo by Ben Kreeger