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    Weathering is the breaking down of rocks into fragments through various physical and chemical processes. Rocks weather through (1) mechanical action of water and wind, (2) chemical action when substances combine, and (3) activities of people and animals. Physical weathering is caused by interactions like sand blowing in the wind scratching surfaces, while chemical weathering involves chemical reactions like acid rain eroding marble. Plants and animals also contribute to weathering through processes like roots widening cracks in rocks and burrowing animals creating spaces for air and water.

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    Weathering is the breaking down of rock into fragments. Rocks are weathered through water, air, plants, people and animals. Erosion transports rock fragments or sediments from one place to another.

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    Weathering is the breaking down of rocks into fragments through various physical and chemical processes. Rocks weather through (1) mechanical action of water and wind, (2) chemical action when substances combine, and (3) activities of people and animals. Physical weathering is caused by interactions like sand blowing in the wind scratching surfaces, while chemical weathering involves chemical reactions like acid rain eroding marble. Plants and animals also contribute to weathering through processes like roots widening cracks in rocks and burrowing animals creating spaces for air and water.

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    Weathering is the breaking down of rocks into fragments through various physical and chemical processes. Rocks weather through (1) mechanical action of water and wind, (2) chemical action when substances combine, and (3) activities of people and animals. Physical weathering is caused by interactions like sand blowing in the wind scratching surfaces, while chemical weathering involves chemical reactions like acid rain eroding marble. Plants and animals also contribute to weathering through processes like roots widening cracks in rocks and burrowing animals creating spaces for air and water.

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    WEATHERING OF ROCKS

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    WEATHERING
    IS THE BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS INTO FRAGMENTS. Weathering of Rocks happen as a result of (1) Mechanical action of water and wind (2) Chemical action of substances when they combine (3) Some activities of people and animals

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    WEATHERING
    Physical weathering is caused by physical
    interactions. Sand blown by the wind scouring a surface, or water causing swelling of underlying structure or weakening a material (or shattering and cracking due to water within something freezing and thus expanding), etc.

    Chemical weathering is caused by chemical reaction


    with the surface. For example, acid rain eroding the surface of a marble statue, or oxygen in the air causing oxidation of the surface layers of a painting, or the ultraviolet of sunlight breaking down the chemical pigments of paint.
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    WEATHERING

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    HOW WATER WEATHERS ROCKS


    Running water moves rock. As rocks move, they bump into each other. MECHANICAL WEATHERING- rocks that break physically. Rain and water can soak into rocks and dissolved some minerals ROCK BREAKS EASILY THROUGH WATER
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    Palawan, a province in the Philippines, has some of the most spectacular cave system on Earth. In some of its caves, there are HOME waterfalls on limestone.

    Calcium carbonaates

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    HOW WIND WEATHERS ROCKS

    Strong winds pick up particles of dust and sand as they blow. Particles scratch the surface of rocks. Rocks weathered by wind change shapes.

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    How do you think plants weather rocks?

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    HOW PLANTS WEATHERS ROCKS

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    Plants weather rocks mechanically when the roots widen cracks. As the cracks become wider and deeper, they weaken the rocks and cause them to break. LICHENS- tiny growth of plants into rocks. Lichen produces acids which cause the rock to decompose.

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    HOW ANIMALS WEATHER ROCKS

    Are you aware that when animals build their homes in the ground, they are carving places where weathering can happen. Earthworms, ants, rabbits, and other burrowing animals dig holes.
    Air and water passes through these holes and reach bedrock.
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    HOW PEOPLE WEATHER ROCKS?

    Answer the following questions


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    How does wind weather rocks? In what ways do plants weather rocks? How do animals contribute to weathering of rocks? How do people weather rocks?

    WRAP-UP

    What are the different factors that weather rocks?

    VALUES INTEGRATION
    How

    does God shape and form the earth to be home of living and non living things?

    LECTURE

    EROSION- means transporting sediment or soil from one place to another, where it is dropped or deposited. WEATHERING- is the breaking down of rock into fragments. One of the beneficial effects of weathering of rocks is the formation of soil.

    Goal Setting

    Get the activity Recall Air pressure and air temperature

    Write the kind of weather being described in each sentence, Follow the configuration clues. 1. Classes are suspended. The streets are flooded and trees are uprooted. 2. It is cool. It is fun to play outside.

    3. The sun shines brightly. It is very hot. Clothes hang outside dry fast.

    Write the kind of weather being described in each sentence, Follow the configuration clues. 4. You cannot play outside because it is wet all over. 5. It is difficult to see what is ahead. Drivers have to slow down and are careful.

    The

    weather condition for a particular day is described in terms of air pressure, wind, temperature, and moisture in the air.

    WEATHER ELEMENTS
    The

    weather condition for a particular day is described in terms of air pressure, wind, temperature, and moisture in the air.

    Definition of Terms:

    METEOROLOGISTATMOSPHEREWEATHERAIR TEMPERATUREAIR PRESSURETHERMOMETERBAROMETER-

    Definition of Terms:

    METEOROLOGIST- people who study the weather. ATMOSPHERE- it is a blanket of air that surrounds the earth. WEATHER- the condition of atmosphere at any given time. AIR TEMPERATURE- is the measure of hotness and coldness of air. AIR PRESSURE- the weight of air pressing down on the earth per unit area.

    Definition of Terms:

    THERMOMETER- is the instrument used to measure the hotness or coldness of an object. BAROMETER- is the instrument used to measure the air pressure.

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