Weathering

and erosion

By
Mohammad Aatif
Afnan
Grade VII-A
Cambridge
 Landforms

Landforms are features on the

Earth's surface that make up the
terrain, such as mountains,
valleys, plains, or plateaus. They
also include coastal features, such
as peninsulas or bays, and
underwater features, such as
ocean basins and mid-ocean
ridges.
Landscapes
A landscape is the visible features of an area
of land, its landforms, and how they
integrate with natural or man-made features,
often considered in terms of their aesthetic
appeal. ‘Aesthetic appeal’ means a beautiful
or gorgeous appearance.
 What Is
weathering?
Weathering is the breaking up
or dissolving of the earth’s
surface. Weathering takes place
when the earth’s surface is
attacked by the weather – that
is, sun, wind, rain, and frost.
The ways in which these factors
attack the surface of the earth
are the types of weathering.
 TYPES OF
WEATHERING
There are four types of weathering- Freeze-thaw
weathering, onion-skin weathering, biological
weathering, and chemical weathering.
Freeze-thaw weathering
Freeze-thaw weathering takes effect on rocks.
It breaks down the rocks in these four steps.
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Onion-skin weathering
Onion-skin weathering breaks down rocks
layer by layer through the processes of
expansion and contraction
PROCESS OF
ONION-SKIN
WEATHERIN
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BIOLOGICAL
WEATHERING

Seeds may fall into an

empty crack in a rock. The
seed sprouts roots and
grows into the crack,
widening the crack. As the
tree grows, the crack
widens. Eventually, the rock
will break.
Chemical weathering
This kind of weathering is caused by the action of water.
Normal rainwater contains some amount of acid in it.
When this rainwater falls on the rocks, the small amounts
of acid in it attacks the rocks causing them to become
chipped and crumble away.
Erosion is the process that works side
by side with weathering. Weathering
breaks up and loosens the rocks on
the earth’s surface while erosion
wears away and removes the
loosened material. The main types of
erosion are the erosion carried out by
rivers, the sea, glaciers, and wind.
What is
erosion?
How does erosion
shape the land?
Weathering and erosion together make one process of
removing the land. This process works along with two
other processes. These three processes work together to
shape the land and form beautiful sceneries called
landscapes.
 TRANSPORTATION AND
DEPOSITION
TRANSPORTATION DEPOSITION
Transportation is the After the eroded and
process by which eroded loosened material is
and loosened material is brought to another place
moved from one place to by transportation, the
another. This can happen material builds up or
because of the action of accumulates in that place.
the wind, rivers, glaciers
and the sea
 THESE THREE PROCESSES OF
EROSION, TRANSPORTATION, AND
DEPOSITION ARE THE THINGS
THAT SHAPE THE BEAUTIFUL
LANDFORMS THAT ARE PRESENT
ON EARTH TODAY FOR US TO SEE
THAN
MARKS RECEIVED OUT
OF
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