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Types of weathering and erosion
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- 1WeatheringThe breakdown of rock in situ by elements of the weather.
- 2ErosionThe breakdown and transportation of rock.
- 3TransportationThe moving of rock from one place to another.
- 4Mechanical WeatheringThe physical weathering of rock without chemical alteration.
- 5Chemical WeatheringThe chemical breakdown of rock by the weather.
- 6Biological WeatheringThe breakdown of rock by creatures and plants.
- 7Mass MovementThe movement of mass amounts of rock by gravity.
- 8SlidingWhen rock slides quickly down the side of a slope.
- 9Soil CreepSoil moving slowly down a hill due to gravity.
- 10AbrasionThe scraping away of a rock by another during transport.
- 11AttritionWhen the load of a river/sea is eroded by colliding with itself.
- 12Hydraulic ActionThe erosion of rock by the force of water.
- 13SolutionThe breakdown of rock by the chemicals carried in water.
- 14SlumpingMovement of material downslope with a concave slip plane.
- 15RockfallBare rocks (scree) moving down a slope.
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