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55Weathering, Soil, and Mass
Movements
Bonbonon, Iligan City
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5.1 Weathering Types
Mechanical (Physical) weathering occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller and smaller pieces without changing the rock’s mineral composition.
Chemical weathering is the transformation of rock into one or more new compounds.
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Increase in Surface Area by Mechanical Weathering
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Types of Mechanical Weathering
5.1 Mechanical Weathering
1. Frost wedging
•The mechanical breakup of rock caused by the expansion of freezing water in cracks and crevices
In nature three physical process are especially important causes of weathering: frost wedging, unloading, and biological activity.
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Frost Wedging
•Sections of rock that are wedged loose may tumble into large piles called talus, which typically form at the base of steep, rocky cliffs.
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5.1 Mechanical Weathering
2. Unloading/Exposure
3. Biological activity
• Reduced pressure on igneous rock causes it to expand and allows slabs of outer rock to break off in layers in a process called exfoliation.
• The activity of organisms, including plants, burrowing animals, and humans, can also cause mechanical weathering.
Types of Mechanical Weathering
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Unloading and Exfoliation of Igneous Rocks
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Weathering caused by Biological activities
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5.1 Chemical Weathering
Chemical Weathering of Granite
• Weathering of potassium feldspar produces clay minerals, soluble salt (potassium bicarbonate), and silica in solution.
• Quartz remains substantially unaltered.
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5.1 Chemical Weathering
Weathering of Silicate Minerals
• Produces insoluble iron oxides and clay minerals
Spheroidal Weathering causes the corners and edges of rock to be more rounded
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Spheroidal Weathering
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5.1 Rate of Weathering
The two factors that affect the rate of weathering are rock characteristics and climate.
1. Rock characteristics•Mineral composition and solubility
• Physical features such as joints
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5.1 Rate of Weathering
2. Climate
• Temperature and moisture are the most crucial factors.
• Chemical weathering is most effective in areas with high temperatures and abundant moisture.
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5.1 Rate of Weathering
Differential Weathering
• Creates unusual and spectacular rock formations and landforms
• Caused by variations in composition
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Characteristics of Soil
5.2 Soil
Soil is part of the regolith that supports the growth of plants.
• Regolith is the layer of rock and mineral fragments that covers most of Earth’s land surface.
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Characteristics of Soil
5.2 Soil
Soil Composition• Soil has four major components: mineral matter,
or broken-down rock; humus, which is the decayed remains of organisms; water; and air.
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Composition by Volume of Good-Quality Soil
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Characteristics of Soil
5.2 Soil
Soil Texture
• Loam (a mixture of all three sizes) is best suited for plant life.
• Texture refers to the proportions of different particle sizes. - Sand (large size)
- Silt- Clay (small size)
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Soil Texture
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Soil Texture
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Characteristics of Soil
5.2 Soil
Soil Structure• Soil particles clump together to give a soil its
structure.
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Soil Structure
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Soil Structure
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Soil Formation
5.2 Soil
The most important factors in soil formation are parent material, time, climate, organisms, and slope.
1. Parent material
• Transported soil—parent material has been carried from elsewhere and deposited
• Residual soil—parent material is the bedrock
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Parent Material and Soils
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Soil Formation
5.2 Soil
2. Time
• The longer a soil has been forming, the thicker it becomes.
• Important in all geologic processes
3. Climate• Greatest effect on soil formation
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Soil Formation
5.2 Soil
4. Organisms
• Furnish organic matter to soil
• Organisms influence the soil's physical and chemical properties.
5. Slope• Angle
- Steep slopes often have poorly developed soils.
- Optimum slope is a flat-to-undulating upland surface.
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Soil Formation
5.2 Soil
5. Slope• Orientation, or direction the slope is facing,
influences soil formation.
- Soil temperature
- Moisture
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The Soil Profile
5.2 Soil
Soil varies in composition, texture, structure, and color at different depths. Soil horizons are zones or layers of soil. A soil profile is a vertical section through all the soil horizons.
• The A horizon is commonly know as topsoil.
• The B horizon is subsoil and contains clay particles washed out from the A horizon.
• The C horizon is between B horizon and unaltered parent material.
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Soil Profile
R Horizon
C Horizon
B Horizon
E Horizon
A HorizonO Horizon
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Consists largely of organic materials
The upper part is primarily plant litter such as loose leaves and other organic debris that are still recognizable.
The lower part consists of partly decomposed organic matter (humus).
Teeming with microscopic life contributing oxygen, carbon dioxide and organic acids to the developing soil.
O Horizon
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Consists largely of mineral matter, yet biological activity is high and humus is generally present
Note: O and A horizons together make up the TOPSOIL
A Horizon
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Light-colored layer that contains little organic material
Site of ELUVIATION AND LEACHING
ELUVIATION is the washing out of fine soil components as water percolates downward within this zone.
LEACHING is the depletion of soluble materials from the upper soil.
E Horizon
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Considered as the ZONE OF ACCUMULATION (much of the materials removed from the E horizon by eluviation is deposited here)
Accumulation of fine clay particles enhances water retention in subsoil
Note: The O, A, E and B horizons constitute the SOLUM (true soil).
B Horizon (The Subsoil)
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Characterized by partially altered parent materials
C Horizon
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Unweathered parent material
R Horizon
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A Soil Profile Showing Different Horizons
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Soil Types
5.2 Soil
Three common types of soil are pedalfer, pedocal, and laterite.
1. Pedalfer• Best developed under forest vegetation
• Accumulation of iron oxides and aluminum-rich clays in the B horizon
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Soil Types
5.2 Soil
2. Pedocal• Accumulates calcium carbonate
• Associated with drier grasslands
3. Laterite
• Hot, wet, tropical climates
• Intense chemical weathering
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Soil Erosion
5.2 Soil
• Human activities that remove natural vegetation, such as farming, logging, and construction, have greatly accelerated erosion.
Water erodes soil.
Rates of Erosion
Sediment Deposition• Reservoirs fill with sediment.
• Sediments are contaminated by pesticides and fertilizers.
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Soil Erosion
5.2 Soil
• Planting rows of trees called windbreaks
Controlling Erosion
• Terracing hillsides
• Plowing along the contours of hills
• Rotating crops
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Triggers of Mass Movements
5.3 Mass Movements
The transfer of rock and soil downslope due to gravity is called mass movement.
Among the factors that commonly trigger mass movements are saturation of surface materials with water, oversteepening of slopes, removal of vegetation, and earthquakes.
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Types of Mass Movements
5.3 Mass Movements
Geologists classify mass movements based on the kind of material that moves, how it moves, and the speed of movement.
Rockfalls• A rockfall occurs when rocks or rocks fragments
fall freely through the air.
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Types of Mass Movements
5.3 Mass Movements
• Slides that include segments of bedrock are called rockslides.
Slides• In a slide, a block of material moves suddenly
along a flat, inclined surface.
Slumps• A slump is the downward movement of a block of
material along a curved surface.
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Heavy Rains Can Trigger Slumps
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Types of Mass Movements
5.3 Mass Movements
• Mudflows move quickly and carry a mixture of soil, rock, and water that has a consistency of wet concrete.
Flows• Flows are mass movements of material
containing a large amount of water.
• Earthflows move relatively slowly and carryclay-rich sediment.
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Types of Mass Movements
5.3 Mass Movements
Creep• Creep is the slow, downhill movement of soil
and regolith.
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Creep