Tree roots splitting a rock apart is an example of weathering, while a glacier pulling rocks along in its path is erosion. This informative book offers many examples of these two processes and outlines the key role they play in the rock cycle.
Introduces the two types of weathering that cause the natural process of erosion--mechanical and chemical--and describes the effects of erosion, explaining how unnatural forms of erosion can be prevented.
Tree roots splitting a rock apart is an example of weathering, while a glacier pulling rocks along in its path is erosion. This informative book offers many examples of these two processes and outlines the key role they play in the rock cycle.