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Prentice Hall EARTH SCIENCE

• Tarbuck Lutgens

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Chapter 5
Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movements
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5.1 Weathering
? Mechanical weathering occurs when physical
forces break rock into smaller and smaller pieces
without changing the rocks mineral composition.
? In nature three physical process are especially
important causes of weathering frost wedging,
unloading, and biological activity.
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Increase in Surface Area by Mechanical Weathering
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5.1 Weathering
1. Frost wedging

• The mechanical breakup of rock caused by the
  expansion of freezing water in cracks and crevices

• Sections of rock that are wedged loose may tumble
  into large piles called talus, which typically
  form at the base of steep, rocky cliffs.

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Frost Wedging
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5.1 Weathering
2. Unloading

• Reduced pressure on igneous rock causes it to
  expand and allows slabs of outer rock to break
  off in layers in a process called exfoliation.

3. Biological activity

• The activity of organisms, including plants,
  burrowing animals, and humans, can also cause
  mechanical weathering.

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Unloading and Exfoliation of Igneous Rocks
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Weathering and Biological Activity
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5.1 Weathering
? Chemical weathering is the transformation of
rock into one or more new compounds.
? Chemical Weathering of Granite
Weathering of potassium feldspar produces clay
minerals, soluble salt (potassium bicarbonate),
and silica in solution.
Quartz remains substantially unaltered.
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5.1 Weathering
? Weathering of Silicate Minerals
Produces insoluble iron oxides and clay minerals
? Spheroidal Weathering
Causes the corners and edges of rock to be more
rounded
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5.1 Weathering
? Two other factors affecting the rate of
weathering are rock characteristics and climate.
1. Rock characteristics

• Mineral composition and solubility

• Physical features such as joints

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5.1 Weathering
2. Climate
Temperature and moisture are the most crucial
factors.
Chemical weathering is most effective in areas
with high temperatures and abundant moisture.
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Spheroidal Weathering
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5.1 Weathering
? Differential Weathering
Caused by variations in composition
Creates unusual and spectacular rock
formations and landforms
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Do First

• 1. 30 seconds from bell, turn in corrections
• 2. Think about What makes soil?

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5.2 Soil
? Soil is part of the regolith that supports the
growth of plants.
Regolith is the layer of rock and mineral
fragments that covers most of Earths land
surface.
Bedrock is the layer of solid rock
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5.2 Soil
? Soil Composition

• Soil has four major components mineral
  matter, or broken-down rock humus or organic
  matter, which is the decayed remains of
  organisms water and air.
• Organic matter is mostly made of plants

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Composition by Volume of Good-Quality Soil
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5.2 Soil
? Soil Texture
Texture refers to the proportions of different
particle sizes. The three sizes are
- Sand (large size)
- Silt
- Clay (small size)
Loam (a mixture of all three sizes) is best
suited for plant life.
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Using a Soil Texture Triangle
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Using a Soil Texture Triangle
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5.2 Soil
? Soil Structure
Soil particles clump together to give a soil
its structure.
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5.2 Soil
? The most important factors in soil formation
are parent material, time, climate, organisms,
and slope.
1. Parent material is the material from which the
soil forms. There are two types of soils based
upon their parent material
Residual soilparent material is the bedrock
Transported soilparent material has been
carried from elsewhere and deposited, forms
faster
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Parent Material and Soils
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5.2 Soil
2. Time
Important in all geologic processes
The longer a soil has been forming, the
thicker it becomes.
3. Climate

• Greatest effect on soil formation
• Warm, wet climates are best for soil formation

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5.2 Soil
4. Organisms
Organisms influence the soil's physical and
chemical properties.
Provide organic matter to soil such as waste
or dead organisms

• 5. Slope
• Angle

- Steep slopes often have poorly developed soils.
- Optimum slope is a flat-to-undulating upland
surface.
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5.2 Soil
5. Slope
Orientation, or direction the slope is facing
- Soil temperature
- Moisture
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5.2 Soil

• Soil varies in composition, texture, structure,
  and color at different depths.
• Soil horizons are zones or layers of soil.
• A soil profile is a vertical section through all
  the soil horizons.

The A horizon is commonly know as topsoil.
The B horizon is subsoil and contains clay
particles washed out from the A horizon.
The C horizon is between B horizon and
unaltered parent material.
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Soil Profile
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A Soil Profile Showing Different Horizons
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Label the horizons (A, B, C) and parent material.
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Number the profiles in numerical order of
development.
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Match the graphs to their profile
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5.2 Soil
? Three common types of soil are pedalfer,
pedocal, and laterite.
1. Pedalfer
Best developed under forest vegetation
Accumulation of iron oxides and aluminum-rich
clays in the B horizon
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5.2 Soil
2. Pedocal
Accumulates calcium carbonate
Associated with drier grasslands
3. Laterite
Hot, wet, tropical climates
Intense chemical weathering
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5.2 Soil
? Water and wind erode soil.
? Rates of Erosion

• Depends upon climate, slope, and type of
  vegetation
• Human activities that remove natural vegetation,
  such as farming, logging, and construction, have
  greatly accelerated erosion.

? Sediment Deposition
Water reservoirs fill with eroded sediment
which has to be removed..
Sediments are contaminated by pesticides and
fertilizers.
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5.2 Soil
? Controlling Erosion
Planting rows of trees called windbreaks

• Terracing hillsides

• Plowing along the contours of hills

• Rotating crops

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5.3 Mass Movements
? The transfer of rock and soil downslope due to
gravity is called mass movement.
? Among the factors that commonly trigger mass
movements are saturation of surface materials
with water, oversteepening of slopes, removal of
vegetation, and earthquakes.
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5.3 Mass Movements
? Geologists classify mass movements based on the
kind of material that moves, how it moves, and
the speed of movement.
1. Rockfalls
A rockfall occurs when rocks or rocks
fragments fall freely through the air.
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5.3 Mass Movements
2. Slides
In a slide, a block of material moves suddenly
along a flat, inclined surface.
Slides that include segments of bedrock are
called rockslides.
3. Slumps
A slump is the downward movement of a block of
material along a curved surface.
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Heavy Rains Can Trigger Slumps
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5.3 Mass Movements
4. Flows
Flows are mass movements of material
containing a large amount of water.
Mudflows move quickly and carry a mixture of
soil, rock, and water that has a consistency of
wet concrete.
Earthflows move relatively slowly and
carryclay-rich sediment.
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5.3 Mass Movements
5. Creep
Creep is the slow, downhill movement of soil
and regolith.
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Creep