process of weathering

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• Weathering — This article is about weathering of rocks and minerals. For weathering of polymers, see Polymer degradation and Weather testing of polymers. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils and minerals as well as artificial materials through… …   Wikipedia

• weathering — /wedh euhr ing/, n. 1. Archit. wash (def. 48). 2. material used as a weather strip. 3. Geol. the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose. [1655 65; WEATHER + ING1] * * * Physical disintegration and chemical… …   Universalium

• weathering —    The process of disintegration and decomposition as a consequence of exposure to the atmosphere, to chemical action and to the action of frost, water and heat …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• weathering — n. effect of weather; process by which exposed rock is disintegrated and decomposed by atmospheric agents or water (Geology); material used for weather strip weath·er || weðə(r) n. atmospheric conditions; stormy weather; vicissitudes of fate v …   English contemporary dictionary

• weathering — weath•er•ing [[t]ˈwɛð ər ɪŋ[/t]] n. gel the process by which various natural agents, as wind and water, act upon exposed rock, causing it to disintegrate to sand and soil • Etymology: 1655–65 …   From formal English to slang

• physical weathering — (also mechanical weathering) a process of weathering which results in smaller pieces of the same rock material being produced …   Geography glossary

• Frost weathering — A rock in Abisko fractured (along existing joints) possibly by mechanical frost weathering or thermal stress Frost weathering is a collective name for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water… …   Wikipedia

• Space weathering — is a blanket term used for a number of processes that act on any body exposed to the harsh space environment. Airless bodies (including the Moon, Mercury, the asteroids, comets, and some of the moons of other planets) incur many weathering… …   Wikipedia

• Spheroidal weathering — is a type of chemical weathering that creates rounded boulders and helps to create domed monoliths. This should not be confused with stream abrasion, a physical process which also creates rounded rocks on a much smaller scale. A good example of… …   Wikipedia

• Chemical process of decomposition — Human body composition Decomposition is a process that begins immediately after death and involves the destruction of soft tissue, leaving behind skeletonized remains. The chemical process of decomposition is complex and involves the breakdown of …   Wikipedia

• chemical weathering —   a weathering process in which the resultant material is chemically different to the original rock. Usually carried out by dilute acids. Rates will therefore increase with the increased presence of water and increased temperature except for… …   Geography glossary