TYPES OF WEATHERING

MECHANICAL WEATHERING

• In this is photo the part of the stone is crumbled off
• Mechanical weathering just weathers if the material but not the chemical composition

MECHANICAL WEATHERING

CHEMICAL WEATHERING

• In the photo the road has changed color
• because some kind of chemical wore of the substance

CHEMICAL WEATHERING

WATER EROSION

• The substances get transported by water
• Here the loose soil is transported by water

WATER EROSION

SOIL EROSION

• Here the soil is eroded by the wind
• Here the top soil is blown off

SOIL EROSION

GLACIAL EROSION

• In glacial erosion the particles are moved by glaciers

GLACIAL EROSION