Weathering

physical

unloading

exfoliation

thermal expansion and contraction

granular disintegration

Salt Crystal Growth

chemical

oxidation

solutuion and carbonation

hydrolysis

biological

lichen

plants

animals

algea

fungi


chemical weather- moisrure



limestone vs shale



mass wasting-gravity slope

Need a trigger factor

Slope Angle

Angle of Repsose


based on moisture content

speed of movemnt

material

motion


Vraibility of weather

joints and fault


anticline-arching

syncline-humpback


Talus cones

landslides

rock fall