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Weathering soils
Term | Definition |
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sedementary process steps | weathering, transport, deposition and lithification(sedimenets into rock) |
earth is covered by | regolith-a layer of fragments produced by weathering |
mechanical weathering | frost wedging, unloading(stress release), thermal expansion/contraction (insolation weathering, biological activity, wetting and drying adn salt crystalization |
surface area increasing for chem weathering | physical weathering |
Spheroidal weathering | when there are fractures the water cuts soft edges, coners disolve faster due to dissolution of minerals |
caves and chemical weathering | stalagmites (floor) and stalacties (ceiling) aka karsts |
Types of chemical weathering | Disolution, Hydrolysis(rain water)(makes kalonite), Oxidation and reduction |
rate of reaction | the higher the temp to create the longer it will survive on earth |
submarine weathering | Low-temperature alteration Halmyrolysis- alteration of clay minerals, Also occur: - dissolution Hydration and leaching |