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NATS 1003
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Primary goals

• Describe the physical processes that break down and chemically alter rock.

Topics

4.1  Sediment  

• Terms: weathering; erosion; parent material

4.2  Physical weathering  

• Process: frost wedging

          Terms: talus, talus slope

• Process: growth of salt crystals

• Process: abrasion

• Process: organisms

4.3  Chemical weathering  

• Process: dissolving

• Process: hydrolysis

• Process: oxidation 

4.4  What affects the rate of chemical weathering?

• Explanation: surface area

• Explanation: water

• Explanation: parent material

• Process: weathering of granite

4.5  Physical weathering and chemical weathering act at the same time

Topic resources for students

Entire course

• Course notes from Prof. Nelson

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