Weathering Processes Mechanical weathering unloading - pressure release and expansion of rocks ice wedging - expansion of water as it freezes to break rocks gravity - stress caused by gravity plants, animals, and humans - burrow, biochemicals, earth working expansion of minerals - salt crystals, mica to Bottom line of all of these processes is to increase surface area of rock to be attacked by chemical weathering.
(Weathering Processes; weathering; unloading - pressure release and expansion of rocks ice wedging - expansion of water as it freezes to break rocks gravity - stress) (Weathering Processes Mechanical weathering unloading - pressure release and expansion of rocks ice wedging - expansion of water; is; to increase surface area of rock to be attacked by chemical weathering) (rocks gravity - stress; caused; by gravity plants, animals, and humans - burrow, biochemicals, earth working expansion of minerals - salt crystals, mica to Bottom line of all of these processes)
Weathering Processes Weathering Processes Mechanical weathering unloading - pressure release and expansion of rocks ice wedging - expansion of water rocks gravity - stress
weathering is caused
unloading - pressure release and expansion of rocks ice wedging - expansion of water as it freezes to break rocks gravity - stress
to increase surface area of rock to be attacked by chemical weathering
by gravity plants, animals, and humans - burrow, biochemicals, earth working expansion of minerals - salt crystals, mica to Bottom line of all of these processes