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Weathering and Erosion Notes

The document contains notes on weathering, including definitions and types of weathering such as endogenic and exogenic forces. It discusses the effects of weathering, both constructive and destructive, and how it relates to erosion and landforms. Additionally, the document covers the role of biological agents in weathering and the characteristics of different types of rocks.

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Weathering and Erosion Notes

The document contains notes on weathering, including definitions and types of weathering such as endogenic and exogenic forces. It discusses the effects of weathering, both constructive and destructive, and how it relates to erosion and landforms. Additionally, the document covers the role of biological agents in weathering and the characteristics of different types of rocks.

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SCHO0L
ST. GREGORIOS HIGH
POLL NO:
NANE CLASS:

SUE ECT GEoGRAPHY CHA PTHR?:WEATHE RINGNoTe s

I ENDOGENIc foReES ExoGENIC foRcES

nteriet 'ef the earth.


thaugh utathuing or
thakadto theforanatio
landlom

I : breaking dourn. o ocks -the ato


JEFINWwEATHE RING The

A becaue the disitegralan e

[Link] cendibns do

eweatheing.
LAso Contia the amonk of ise
leikcoutod he prat asd tufe weatheing
Weatheung due to chans
Zajid hot daent.
H
ST3IX- WeRTHE inNG
A\ahe di GREGORIOS
CHIE E
ST,

HIGH
SOHOOL
CHARACTE RISTICS
E OF
WERTHERING- lamy3). plate.
fAysICAL TyPES
o Also knsunas
WEATHE RING
\MRackechanidisintats,
cal Weathunung \CHEoAlsoMICAkKmon
WEATHE aiRIN G
WEATHERING BIOLoGICAL
uthaukany
cha Decompoduha
cheicallath ohocka, WE ATHERNE
chemica hengel, Dzxganic deatiazig
and
ceimally
decemeLs.
A Whar dotemes
Tk daends tae
b)Reck' Qw(as eathemg attinso
Ceimaic
taxtie charatariatics
and ite elot. Rocky
chesaical
aeumealility. compaitim hadoeuy
thet ABlok
alegted Eyaical eathaingi
enat

[Link] Dicintagganta -In HerEROGENEDUS eks, onode

C. Exfaliaton In Desenk Rasions, the HooGENEDUS Beks


peeling ot f the outer ladyr of the rocks
\aly mar

WEATHE RINGNoTKS sT, GREGORIOS HGH


SOHO0L Sr )X( Paap 3)

MaIN AGENTS OF BiOLOGICAL WEATHE RING i


HOHANS RANTS
|-Mastadie
anina

tamimalbideaes

chemiual weatturng.
oith the minorals lhading to
sher pla

SCHO0L (Poge4)
ST. GREGORIOS HIGH
WEATHERING- NoTES.
T.

I CoNSTRUcTIVE FFECTS UF WEATHERING

ONew mmneils are fomad, nafiting ganeie


ineal exbosed, making nne eaiur
Q. Builoling mateuall ke cesent and
are auaila lle.
lineetee

WEATHERING
DESTRVCTYE EFFECTS OF
0ANDSAJDESi- uddenmeemeul oweath
The
particlas datn the ioe, iwduced(nedou)
raifall

tloe.
Dingtandi- 12,9.3
ST,
sRIFCT. GEOG RARHY Awn
Aeuya)a GREGORIOS HIGH 8CHOOL
CLASS: T A HeARN.
NoTES
alo: LDENODATION (DJAGRAHS-ALL-lN THE LESsON) Ftslo., lo-5)
lo.2,10.b,
ro-o,
b II mass mewemenPamsotatin
KEsUATS i-0 loseing the lavel
the
YRocE SSES
WEATHERING NVOLVED IN DENUPATION;-
IB. ROSION

byatajehwnica
haic
mear the agetl' at bynoding, agents
Weather conditns ko
lolkisa Cauues due to the
hgutesmerate, modae mguemen ef thecrodnpagut
catisu causeik
the weathered hartiles! ase

CaMAss HoyE MEALT OR Mass WAZTING :


acale aseAmemt d loose Matazialears do the labge
Yock -unt
don the Alehe, su'accauns ghay
D. TRANS PoRTATION 3 adars to the ement ofwotiial
losined by erasiea and tranotid
other blaal y the actiom o aind orto wntar
he
[Link]: ayng doun matunia!
hat has weathed,ehodbd amd bramodd
1I i(AGENTS DE DENUDA TIO Ni erade, transber and
the eatns
Leoiamal aiad detedilunal laadloins
The hacte agens'ae wmtoiad waues
glaial ice.
SCHOOL
GREGORIOS
HIGH
ST ROLL NO

ioty manm Aand


mechaneal eroson

SCHOOL
GREGORIOS
HIGH
AJ0-DeNinm.,
ST.
A

E umate ik casild
A | 1he Sdiment
lo the load. of the

(DoRK OFA RvERi


C ACTORS AEEEcTING THE
velsaty is hughheras Debslien taks
,uhen
MAxHUH_when

pauer oferosisn amdambtstin

DaCouRSE DE ARVER ;-DEINE ;

are called it IaiBuTAALES kqsi kisenslhna, Baas


Oherea uer diides e CHANNELS àSmals is,

bOake Mansaneva-K lndub)Gangoti Glocer R Gamgo.


SCHO0L Page 3
ST. GREGORIOS HIGH
IL Glo- JE NUDA loN,
Lowee CoueSE
UfPER CoURSE MiDDLE CouRsE

Aiwer.
adient
Dovunantclndy o' Domnank actwdy
TRANSPORTA TION. DEroSITION

LANDFORMS OF THE OeER CoURSE

tnaah aposs, callodl dosncuttig.

aomest entally an I'shae.


WHERE

BiklaTEAFAL (Dalun)
am agheak hih.
SCHOOL
H I G H

GREGORIOS
ST.
doemN
Course

voume
o
middle

geak
he
bibutaris w r d e n i
in
d
r e u l t e f

da
asa

laltkal
autting,
a
dut
M,
itausty
mee
leus
theiser

and
byhad k
LANDEORHS

8.
0 MsANDER? S - S h a

VIL
THE LowER CoURSE

Ldiding inlo many diutiltaigk.

[Link] havel hod sufieiint time to collect safiint lead.

LANDEDRHS The omga Bahna puba Delta


srasds our a lange ingalas staedara, called a dolta
ST. GREGORIOS HÊGH SCHOOL
GEOGRAPHY- GhulO. CLASS:

RIECT ENDDATION
kge s.
WORK OF LWIND

(hen the
f o R K A t I O N

stauph windlbegie todesb on te grouud

DefiXEAXmae of damd, kuewA as deser

n anothe loatien

amhetatin and eea meictareto


Suce tene is ttle eotation o

uell as the owing aua


JEAani- inales the Lling ad

KESULT IN THe ForMATION OF:


AcTIDN OE NDS
HoLLows'- Delation result wthe loutrung
[Link]
tocae dahrsss Calld [Link],
land Suzaa
he
belas sea luel.

[Link] DuNE S;- Hills fotsmed by wnd. omavennt


Actve Saddunashitlockso sand,costty utha me
(ü)i JNácrIVE Sand dunes ase

ahere ae the Sand dunes ond iu desets?


baing coudinueu'y mased, eshad aud
ediad y inde
GREGORIOS HIGH SCHO0L
ST.

metay to 1somt.
abst
a fuo
he kugha nange fom sui (any 3)
@The directionand fore
c a
of l n t h e t+Sunbartiles
u
la The sheed of wndl the wid
The otune anount of aud,brouglhby
kokes, sbaamd,
Q Walon featne eg-egetatiou
ma'tire of
Ss The matane ou the land

slace due gto wind udien


SHIETING OR HuGRATION -take
eu the oiduoardslot.
grouth ofvepetatio
-CHECKED-o by the B&EAK [Link] the
TER BEAts WnD
@y laing SheL
thrnd, te ok the mmaseauotSa
ae dampenes i- ad taey are wacetaia
GRiMatory dand. dunes dlaniape tond
oind, taey
land when they miprat with tla
and 2 TyPES OF DuNE s 0N
I TROPICAL DESERTS.
SEIEONGITUDINAk DuNES
BARCHANS
oMom-Ahated dunake p hong, sMaour dunes
the deraton
pfotsedbaallel to
Fotnagl ubu Savd celha
akan stace-t!
dunos, adiMCa sthadilylo 'Statonaty dunes,as theylate
ie
beloa omde Hhotowin a parallelt the dictnothe.
anticular directans Also Tada wind +thus
ema
occntansveriely to the und in a fixesd boitm
olFand the SahaaDeioo femd n the ThatIau Deost.
Tuanengs Dyransverely-d ig dieotiond Sel-Suwedratsie)
GRi-bishatan of Aanchens ds athat to dhsenk lie
lofentle lad ecemed doarn
GRDla te Thar esek os a Coulined to the esta Mareid

Lteprene the fentile land Jrom beeng dorastatid


Chenbun
HyDROSPHERE NoTE sQlass:1X A
Aayam anntnn ond
Subfect : DceAN CURKENIS:
Roll:No3 1218|202
CIRCULATORY e TTERN ane
EEEECTS
HE GuLE STREAM- Auam, Suilt Atlamtu
ORIGINATESi- n tha Gulol Daant
xico
EFFECTS;
oElarida to Neeundland asea cauhe o
decres watme
Huicames, ocewr
Gul Steam minela the cead u.s,here the
wth thecaldhabads csent
oAsonce od thertnal enangyo paer genaralim
Oases foas mear Newundeadiwhen hatia
dabtado cuszent thusasung a danper to shas
l6Richet thingsronds het meate he abadataut.
HE NoRTH ATLANTIC DRIETI-A oamAtlantieDaanweut,
ORLGINATE Si-At 30° ,yo'N.
RAVEL CoJRSE:- Nethesn sham
GadBank,oes he Atlatie Oeaan to Not Ewte
EFFECTSi

He AaBRAPAR CRRENT:- Cold NAtlantie Daan Cnat


ORIaLNATES - n the bactic ocaam.
TRaVEL CoURSE -Flaus seth alongiabtadet Const, ess araund
GREGORIOS UIGH SCHOOL
ST
copat
Newfoudland,conlenung South along he east
Nova Scolu, lanida.
ErrecTS:

the gleces o Gheland, douthards into the drani


dangn
Sheip lanes- aCanodian
Atiantie sheeng shis
daugea toAtlantie ftda
O Thhasa Coolino leck on the
and coastál Nes England Aatem, abieng
Nhahi
TNTHE KVRDSHID BLACK JA PAN CURRENTbst TOednl.

EEFEeTSi

TTHE OYASHIO CugRENT:- Cold Sabantie Deean usten


ORISINATES- n tha drce Daan, alenp tha Bawne Sea
TRVEL CoUESE- Elows Seth west,eKile kladl shnbet
EFEECTSi
Chembue -71
ay aman
oy
A
RocKs
GEOGRARHY Dae: 231| 20 2 Wantar
TaNEOUs RocKs,-IkIMARY
2s thay were K unet
cystallintiu
fsNATION - formed dua. to cooline, solidificaton and
ofhot moltiu ound at greatdath
agma,
in the earths iteet

CHA RA CTE RISTIGS - I Hand._anecomock:


Granular and cystallne
3. Fine graimed, Snocth smd comtact oR large crystale
wilh coarse textre. - .

rote of coelinp
Grystal die deheuda upon te colip
Hh melten matril'. Slower larges cystal
CoM PA and ERHEA BLE.
Hest of them conat SILICATES

Weatheinp.
.Asseciatid uth Voleanic a l yaud found u.
Velcanicoepions [Link] GTN
I CLASSIE GA TION-BASED
JALTRUSVe loNEDUS Kock's.
DISTINGUSBE XTRUSWE lGNEDOS KOCKS.
Fmed bybucollinp of mapma solidifis
nallau. Thewitthu
the aths the larth
Aface Aunjace
They agmosth, cauyotalliaa a. They &e
[Link]'Velcanic Rocks. 3. CaledPtanic Res
g i- amite,dolit, gabto
TYres DE NTRUSIVE lGNEDUs KocKsi
A [Link]:- OFoun ot real deths
Dome ho ith no definci oo.
g foum the CoRES of mewmtalnres
iRonchi Bathliths

lORIGIN:Exbuue Imeaus Kk
Racks
B LAccOA|THS: solidiles jask below the o
o F d when
shoped bu the bottom u
that
the
thot

SILL Si
Hiagnua fleus atngoutayo dand berdau
C

(i)A
he
i

eradl
r
:Ne

LDYKES:
oagna when forced uwd, flls vetial cats
agk handeus then, to ona dyes.
o6 ckanarhe Dykes.
NeCKS JPaue
o Presw in extinct volcanes
Mnch
eTpriecsSUr
DEFWE HYPo BY SSAL KocKSi
tol.
is
pen
Ihc dapta, forunin mnot ocks :
colled uTONIC Reces
becase fthe slu coolnp of mapma al

EFME: PE TROLDGI- he seintihi sudy ofocks


CLASSIFICATION ON THE BA SISOE CHEMI CAL CoHPOSITIO
Acid lgnesus Rocks IBadie lgueous Racks
o Siica cotont:-b5 to 85/. o Slica cottnt i-
i 4o fo 6o7
dak
Mack im lon +inapeaum demsn elmenta, heay,
Quanty, feldatan,mica. Dalhdolerite, gala
GRi- 9meous hocks are ofutarest to biuldes
Amoath, compat
and stbeng.
koCKS-lAkTL hembu - 71
am SEDIHENTARY Kocksesss X R: a..
GeOGRAPHY Dete: Manba:

I leRe Sedimenlay Rocksae secendary Rocks,i


as they ane 'fermed by the solidtiaian ofsedimnta ha
igunal ignbous, Aedlinentay s matameuhice pareut hck.
LfasHATIoN i-Ignous tocks ae broken doun by_neathaimg ad
are casied auay by ies, glaciorsa docaan wanes
They arethen dlfotdashadimesnte, oeslang paipdy
Aeas, lakes, 'streams. Subseguent layersae
added and diato the weiphk fomabee, theSdneut
SeDIMENTARY RoCKS.
qet cenmentid toether, to Joud
LITHIFICATION-The hocess thakdurus
loe4e.
IADeiNE-0
Aedimanl into hard, Adimentaty eck.

Rocksall.
Ea: Rock
oMPACTION ilad. uf seduinent [Link],
due to the anenlyng layrs
E: sndstono
9CÉMENTATIONI- onyactidAediment are bonded
by binding matiials ike caleimconupsuhds
ysi Manble, graite
CHARACTERISTIC S_OE SEDIMENTARY_Kocksi
Conlaun fosss -plautaudanimal emans
Theybae
a sa the Earh sushee - 752.
They are s and ayerad, geierally otoystllie.
5s They ae fomed i layus'andae thus kueu
astiatiid Rocks!
SeDIHENIARY kocKS fORHArIoN :
bAs1s OE
ON THE
LASSLECATION

Yocksi
A These comtaia ChASTIc SEDIMENTS.
Also Callod

denudation by apeit
Ihe Indicat. weahegtog
Ftnalieh o Mechaniol wato,
ike tunnwng
Shala,Sanstone, Clay
adually quaáged by the wephtof the
Sure
paticnts
are
to form rockuy in layers
alti dand becomes andstona.
Orhigher
latio
o ns
udes,afo. B chenically orned teckai
Inaglthiundoersnal u DeFNE O hese ate
mineral'matteromdoitiny iau akes lagons
Thay ae Combactetrauph rabotatiin.
that
reason
is
Contaiç. Aleaso kock sa e-Dead Sea, Aral Sea,:

andaninal.
DeFNA: These contan emains o diad blanta
ranoiliy
skalaters,
ence ik cotains.
ahell and animal remaini,
aninaL
a

antnacite col' lorine,uheu yask Auwnns


and Burid,u the ancikjau
Jorest reRins got
ahd' douenrchanps io.
onezwndeuenkchanputa formoal
wndergreund
lo SIAICEOUS kocKsi- cement, femad
dminemce of lica Contintl
mad du to carbedalen
(O CARBONA1G KocK Ssi- chalk,ofabonata material.
o due to hruinitatin
DEFINE fossIL fueSi- The PeNvaind
hase beome hand and tuzned iuto sedimentany socks
Juels, s h as coal, ataleum anal hetural gas.
lXKS-lARTl ehebr- 71
METANOR PHIC KOcKselaus: JX_ Rat to. Teme:
RocKs Date: Manke:

peFINE:MeTAMORPHISH,i- elers to the altnaton of t conositien


and Aucine of a rok by hea, essue i natiral aeiti

Siuce tockiae conpded of mineals, theit tantie!


and conpesitten, maydang unde ghaod prusaust
Land demhenatune.
CHARACTE RISTICs_OEMeTA MOR PHIC KocKSi
lo Hander and combacter thaathein oigal fom
Ksi- Hanbe madef u linestone ishndes thau linatoe
hemeabe ahd comack.

Sedimeatany ocks ae destaye duzing otasin


OE METANORPHISH
DISTINGUISH BeTwEEN THE 3 TyPES REGID NALMETAMOR PHISM
THERMAL MerAHOR PHISMDYNANIC METANORPHISA
enlying teks andthe
utunda HEaT,caused by
uRE,aa guet laxpe-saleeant
to the Pkessusthiin
4ikea ploic deTeNERATUe debth thekanth.
allae! HGH
and shale and fuitag
Sateomad sem clayletrbe rem dolemteo Siluer-Gaee and
coal metalle

gases which as
IDEFINE0fOIATIoN - Chemically actue het canpositie
chemical
Hhreuphthe12cks, chawge thir serius
asraning theminenalsin a. of [Link]:Sila.
allocAL DR CoNTACT HeTAHOR PHLSH Wheu hotmapnaaeds
the rocks inbmetamerhic rocks
chelByseenp
aplacedden:1placethe
reca
c:tab n

f,.6

- 2.
MOSPHLC RoCKS
i r h
i e
eip
: ht

Mk 1A
wealhaing
deived'pom

la Seils are
manufactine
ane wsed to
censbuuetiou

Kock westas
miwed wtth cainenk, fa
artiles and is
conlinusus cyelie t a m i e n
2boaekocK CYCAEis the
L ocks to meo mes.
ef lol actitis
due s voleanic
Pars S2exks formed china
asso 4eede due toasbet
uks diintieratisgemoved4
mateiial
DisintipratdJeread
bninp watr, winds, ete:
liels/ Seo
to leuler
ocka
amileud
rock than cau'be
ae
sedilueulany
o Theurtherdoun der the earth,iu dabrssond anl
frsther
Hhecea loos,hereit ndareos

Aiansfohid uto metamphic ock

AbvAAT AGES'- 0 The tarth elaau betsean


mantained
O Abalance is ue to
oceansandcotinent,
ike
GR e the larth flewand constotasnal retial)
the hrigonal
lee colus!
DJAGRAH kock CChk
co

HELTING
MAGHA
MELTINE
IoNEDUS kocks] WEATHERING Geosin NeTA MORfHIC
RocKs
SEDIMENTS WtE
HEAT
SEDIMENTARV
-ondt
COMPACTING PRESSURE
+ CEHEN TING RocKS
^t. Gregorios High School
Name: statyanana Aunan Std:IXDiv:#_Roll No. Date:
MAP O RIYER and IMPO&TANT LINES OF LATITUDE.

ARCTIC
CIRCLE

RkHINE
RiMrsszssTPPI RDAN UBE
[Link] Ho

R. CoLoRADO [Link] KiaNG


TROPiC OF
CANCER
[Link] RMEKONG 234°N

EqUATOR
R AMAZoN R- CONGo
ZAJRE [Link]
TROPIC
R. PARAGUAY R. ZAMBEZI RiDAR;IN
R. ORANGE CAPRIORN
234's
[Link]

e det the A touch the Rier. Cole he River a thin blue line.
e CAPITAL LETTE RIN G is CoHPULSORY. ) dabelline im 6LACK.
St. Gregorios High Sch l
Name Aaryanenn tona Std:_IX Div: A_Roll No.3. Date: 2ol32s
MAP- WÑRLD OcEANS, SEAS, GULes and STRAITS.
ARcTIC OcEAN

BERING
ST.

NORTH
SEA
HuDSON
NoRTH BLACK
NORTH ATLAN Tic CASIAN NORTH
0CEAN PAcIFC
PACIFIc MEDITE RRANEAN
SS, OF O cEAN
--0cEAA SEA. fI8RALTAR
PERSIAN SoUTH
GULF OF MEXIcO GULF CHINA
INDIAN ocEANS SEA
EaUATOR
SoUTH SouTH GUINEA
ST. OP MALACCA SULF
PACIEI C... GARRENTARIA
OcEAN SourH
OGEAN

ANTARCTIC QcEAN
Ble calaun wter bodies amd labelling ain BLACK -CAPITAL Le TrERS,
st. Gregorios High Scho
Name: Aayaman Anna Std: Div: A Roll No. 3 Date: 1o/ h o uss x
MAP3)- MouNTAINS

AN

ACHIAN
CAUEASUS kHINGHAN
PYRENEESS
AMALAVAS

ANDES

DRAKENSBURG

GREAT DIYDING
RANGE

Brgun colous and labelling in BACK CAPITAL LETTERS.


St. Gregorios High School
Ngmeayamaan
MAP 4) PLATEAUS
ane_Std: IK
DX Div: A._Roll No. Date: 2,1/1)xK

CANADIAN
SHIELD MoNGoLIAN
PLAT
TIBETAN
PUAT.

LRANIAN
PLAT.
BRAZILIAN
HIGHLAND
PATAGoA

llataus black outine around yelloo colour oR colour.


kadellg cn BLACK - CAeiTAL" LETTERS.

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