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    Physical or mechanical weathering breaks down rocks through temperature changes that cause cracking and expansion of rocks, as well as water entering cracks that freezes and thaws, deepening existing cracks and creating new ones. Plants also contribute through roots growing in cracks and forcing rocks apart. Chemical weathering alters the chemical composition of rocks through processes like oxidation that turn rocks into oxides and change their properties.

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    Physical or mechanical weathering breaks down rocks through temperature changes that cause cracking and expansion of rocks, as well as water entering cracks that freezes and thaws, deepening existing cracks and creating new ones. Plants also contribute through roots growing in cracks and forcing rocks apart. Chemical weathering alters the chemical composition of rocks through processes like oxidation that turn rocks into oxides and change their properties.

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    TYPES OF WEATHERING-WPS Office

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    TYPES OF WEATHERING

    1.Physical or Mechanical Weathering


    Rocks are weathered mechanically by water and temperature.Rocks exposed to the intense heat of the
    sun crack and crumble when rain falls and soaks into the ground .In temperate regions,the water that
    accumulates in the cracks or crevices of rocks alternately contract and expand as the temperature in the
    air changes.The expansion is brought about by freezing temperature. As the rocks expand ,the cracks
    become deeper and new cracks are produced as well . As the temperature rises,frozen water thaws,
    washing off the sediments from the rock crevices.

    Although plants are seemingly soft,they cause weathering of rocks.roots of plants may find their way into
    cracks in the rocks .

    2.Chemical weathering
    breaks down rocks by changing its chemical composition.Example of this is when certain elements
    react with oxygen in the process called oxidation .Rocks become oxides and their properties change .

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