Geography
Define weathering and describe the chief characteristics of weathering.
Weathering
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Weathering is the process of breaking down of rocks but not its removal. It is described as disintegration or decomposition of a rock in size by natural agents at or near the surface of the earth.
The chief characteristics of weathering are-
- It involves disintegration or decay of solid rocks.
- It depends on climatic elements and on the characteristics of rocks.
- It affects the surface of the earth.
- It causes formation of soil.
- It involves not one but several processes to cause disintegration of rocks.
- It changes hard massive rocks into finer materials.
- It prepares rock materials for transportation by agents of gradation.
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