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Friday, December 20, 2019. Objective: YWBAT describe agents of mechanical weathering. Drill: Describe the similarities between the ways tree roots and ice mechanically weather rock. Homework. Study WOW!. Answer.
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Friday, December 20, 2019 Objective: YWBAT describe agents of mechanical weathering. Drill: Describe the similarities between the ways tree roots and ice mechanically weather rock. Homework Study WOW!
Answer Both tree roots and ice enter cracks in rock and expand, making the cracks wider and shattering the rock.
Did you know…? Before the Japanese government built a concrete base on Mount Fuji, as much as 300,000 tons of rock and soil were lost down the mountainside every year.
Today’s Activities Drill BrainPop– Weathering Mechanical Weathering Trifold Conclusion
Closure Chemical or Mechanical: an alpine glacier advancing down a valley
Closure Answer Mechanical: an alpine glacier advancing down a valley