Post on 22-Dec-2015
1. What type of weathering caused the rock to break?
2. What type of weathering caused the formation of the stalactites and the stalagmites?
3. What type of weathering caused the rocks to break?
4. What is happening in the picture?5. How can you prevent this?
Mechanical weatheringIce-wedging, freeze thaw Chemical weathering
Rock chemically changing
Mechanical weatheringTree root getting bigger Mechanical weathering, Wind erosion
Planting trees
Definition Vocabulary Word
1Breaks down rock and changes the rock composition
2The movement of rock materials
3Rain or snow containing high concentration of acids
4The material that causes the Most amount or weathering
5Breaking down rock without changing the composition
6Acids produced by lichens breaking down rock
7Water freezing and thawing to break rocks
8 Iron becoming rust
9Breaking down rock into smaller pieces
10The force(s) that causes erosion
Weathering
Mechanical weathering
Chemical weathering
Physical weathering
Erosion
Acid precipitation
Ice wedging
Wind
Water
Ice
Gravity
Chemical weathering
Erosion
Acid precipitation
Water
Mechanical/Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
Ice wedging
Chemical weathering
Weathering
Wind, Water, Ice, Gravity
Vocabulary Writing on mini white board
I give the definition, you write the vocabulary word on the
mini-board.
Example
DefinitionVocabulary
Word
The process of breaking rocks into
smaller pieces.Weathering
1
DefinitionVocabulary
Word
Breaking down rock without changing the
rock composition
Mechanical weathering
2
DefinitionVocabulary
Word
Rain or snow that contains high
concentration of acids
Acid Precipitatio
n
3
DefinitionVocabulary
Word
The movement of rock particles from
one place to anotherErosion
4
DefinitionVocabulary
Word
Water freezing and expanding to break
rock
Ice wedging or
Freeze-thaw
5
DefinitionVocabulary
Word
Breaking down rock by chemically
changing the rock composition
Chemical weathering
6
DefinitionVocabulary
Word
Iron becoming rust is an example of this type of weathering
Chemical weathering
7
DefinitionVocabulary
Word
The thing that causes the greatest amount of weathering and
erosion
Water
8
DefinitionVocabulary
Word
Acids produced by lichens to break down rock is an example of
this type of weathering
9
Chemical weathering
DefinitionVocabulary
Word
The forces that can cause weathering
and/or erosion
10
Wind, Water, Ice,
Gravity
Look at each picture and decide if it is an example or chemical weathering or
mechanical weathering
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor
Use white board:
And write
Ch Chemical
M Mechanical
Ice Wedging
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor
The rocks have changed to Stalagmites and Stalactites
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor
Stalactites
Stalagmites
Ice Wedging
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor
The iron in the soil is rusting (changing)
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor
Tree roots expanding
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor
The iron nails are rusting (changing)
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor
“Dust Bowl” Wind weathering and erosion
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor
“Lichens” growing on the rock and changing the surface
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor
Brown area
Both chemical and mechanical:Tree roots, water, acid,
everything
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor
The metal is rusting (changing)
Chemical Weathering
MechanicalWeatheringor