Weathering and Erosion New
Weathering and Erosion New
Objectives
Describe the two major kinds of rock weathering.
Identify three end products of weathering.
Explain the difference between weathering, erosion,
and mass wasting.
Describe how ice, water, and air transport regolith
across Earths surface.
Define and give examples of mass wasting by slope
failure and/or sediment flow.
Weathering-The First Step in the Rock
Cycle
Weathering-The First Step in the Rock
Cycle
How rocks disintegrate
Weathering
The chemical and physical
breakdown of rock exposed to air,
moisture and living organisms
Regolith
A loose layer of fragments that
covers much of Earths surface
Soil
The uppermost layer of regolith,
which can support rooted plants