Weathering is a process of breakdown of rocks at the Earth's surface, by the action of water, ice, acids, salts, plants, animals, gravity, and changing temperature.
Weathering has three types what are those?
Physical weathering is caused by the effects of changing temperature on rocks, causing the rock to break apart. The process is sometimes assisted by water.
Freeze-thaw occurs when water continually seeps into cracks, freezes and expands, eventually breaking the rock apart.
Exfoliation occurs as cracks develop parallel to the land surface a consequence of a reduction in pressure during uplift and erosion.
What are the two main types of physical weathering?
Freeze-thaw and Exfoliation
Where does it occur?
Physical weathering happen specially in places where there is little soil and few plants grow, such as in mountain regions and hot deserts.
Exfoliation occurs as cracks develop parallel to the land surface a consequence of the reduction in pressure during uplift and erosion.