Removal of weathered products by agents such as gravity, water, wind and ice
Weathering
Chemical and Physical breakdown of rocks in situ
Mechanical/Physical Weathering
Leads to disintegration of the bedrock into smaller, angular but chemically identical fragments
Results in an increase in the surface area of rock exposed for chemical weathering to act upon
Mechanical/Physical Weathering
Leads to disintegration of the bedrock into smaller, angular but chemically identical fragmentsLeads to disintegration of the bedrock into smaller, angular but chemically identical fragments
Results in an increase in the surface area of rock exposed for chemical weathering to act upon
Chemical Weathering
Leads to the decomposition of the bedrock
Only Quartz is not affected
Creates clay minerals from the breakdown of silicate minerals
Ions are released into solution
All Silicate Minerals except quartz are unstable at the earths surface and are trying to re-adjust to the new conditions
