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Weathering — This article is about weathering of rocks and minerals. For weathering of polymers, see Polymer degradation and Weather testing of polymers. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils and minerals as well as artificial materials through… … Wikipedia
weathering — /wedh euhr ing/, n. 1. Archit. wash (def. 48). 2. material used as a weather strip. 3. Geol. the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose. [1655 65; WEATHER + ING1] * * * Physical disintegration and chemical… … Universalium
Frost weathering — A rock in Abisko fractured (along existing joints) possibly by mechanical frost weathering or thermal stress Frost weathering is a collective name for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water… … Wikipedia
Spall — are flakes of a material that are broken off a larger solid body and can be produced by a variety of mechanisms, including as a result of projectile impact, corrosion, weathering, cavitation, or excessive rolling pressure (as in a ball bearing).… … Wikipedia
Cirque — For other uses, see Cirque (disambiguation). Two cirques with semi permanent snowpatches in Abisko National Park, Sweden … Wikipedia
Coastal geography — is the study of the dynamic interface between the ocean and the land, incorporating both the physical geography (i.e coastal geomorphology, geology and oceanography) and the human geography (sociology and history) of the coast. It involves an… … Wikipedia
Ice — This article is about water ice. For the broader concept of ices as used in the planetary sciences, see volatiles. For other uses, see Ice (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
tor — /tawr/, n. a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill. [bef. 900; ME; OE torr < Celtic; cf. Ir tor rocky height, Welsh twr heap, pile] * * * ▪ geology exposed rock mass of jointed and broken blocks. Tors are seldom more… … Universalium
Wave-cut platform — Wave cut platform. In this case, alternating hard and soft layers have been folded up vertically and eroded by the tides, resulting in a regular ripple pattern at the surface. A wave cut platform, or shore platform is the narrow flat area often… … Wikipedia
Nunatak — For the band that played in Antarctica for Live Earth, see Nunatak (band). Starr Nunatak, on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica … Wikipedia
