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- Weathering abstract "Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, biota and waters. Weathering occurs in situ, or "with no movement", and thus should not be confused with erosion, which involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, ice, snow, wind, waves and gravity.Two important classifications of weathering processes exist – physical and chemical weathering; each sometimes involves a biological component. Mechanical or physical weathering involves the breakdown of rocks and soils through direct contact with atmospheric conditions, such as heat, water, ice and pressure. The second classification, chemical weathering, involves the direct effect of atmospheric chemicals or biologically produced chemicals also known as biological weathering in the breakdown of rocks, soils and minerals. While physical weathering is accentuated in very cold or very dry environments, chemical reactions are most intense where the climate is wet and hot. However, both types of weathering occur together, and each tends to accelerate the other. For example, physical abrasion (rubbing together) decreases the size of particles and therefore increases their surface area, making them more susceptible to rapid chemical reactions. The various agents act in concert to convert primary minerals (feldspars and micas) to secondary minerals (clays and carbonates) and release plant nutrient elements in soluble forms.The materials left over after the rock breaks down combined with organic material creates soil. The mineral content of the soil is determined by the parent material, thus a soil derived from a single rock type can often be deficient in one or more minerals for good fertility, while a soil weathered from a mix of rock types (as in glacial, aeolian or alluvial sediments) often makes more fertile soil. In addition, many of Earth's landforms and landscapes are the result of weathering processes combined with erosion and re-deposition.".
- Weathering thumbnail Trpoical_weathering.jpg?width=300.
- Weathering wikiPageID "72585".
- Weathering wikiPageRevisionID "606209104".
- Weathering hasPhotoCollection Weathering.
- Weathering subject Category:Soil.
- Weathering subject Category:Weathering.
- Weathering comment "Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, biota and waters.".
- Weathering label "Meteorización".
- Weathering label "Meteorização".
- Weathering label "Meteorizzazione".
- Weathering label "Météorisation (géologie)".
- Weathering label "Verwering".
- Weathering label "Verwitterung".
- Weathering label "Weathering".
- Weathering label "Wietrzenie".
- Weathering label "Выветривание".
- Weathering label "تجوية".
- Weathering label "風化".
- Weathering label "風化作用".
- Weathering sameAs Zvětrávání.
- Weathering sameAs Verwitterung.
- Weathering sameAs Meteorización.
- Weathering sameAs Meteorizazio.
- Weathering sameAs Météorisation_(géologie).
- Weathering sameAs Pelapukan.
- Weathering sameAs Meteorizzazione.
- Weathering sameAs 風化.
- Weathering sameAs 풍화.
- Weathering sameAs Verwering.
- Weathering sameAs Wietrzenie.
- Weathering sameAs Meteorização.
- Weathering sameAs m.0jkpq.
- Weathering sameAs Q179177.
- Weathering sameAs Q179177.
- Weathering wasDerivedFrom Weathering?oldid=606209104.
- Weathering depiction Trpoical_weathering.jpg.
- Weathering isPrimaryTopicOf Weathering.
