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Weathering
• Mechanical Weathering (Physical) Pressure Release, Frost Wedging, Abrasion, Organic activity• Chemical Weathering (removing or exchange
of ions from the minerals) Dissolution, Hydrolysis, Oxidation,
EXFOLIATION• Chemical and Mechanical act together• Exfoliation large plates or shells split away
like onion layers
Soil
• A thin layer of loose fragments , clay, sand overlies bedrock is called REGOLITH.
• SOIL is defined as the upper layers of regolith that support plants.
• Soil is a mixture of mineral grains, organic material
Soil Forming Factors
• Parent Rock • Climate• Rates of plant growth and Decay• Slope Aspect and Steepness• Time • Soil Transport
Animations
Animations for mass Wasting