Chemical Weathering

Chemical weathering is a type of weathering that primarily results in changes to the chemical composition of rocks and minerals. These chemical changes could also result in changes to the physical attributes of the weathered products.

Physical Weathering

Physical weathering is a type of weathering whose major impact is the reduction of larger rocks and minerals into smaller sized particles. This reduction exposes a larger surface area of the rocks/minerals to more weathering (both physical and chemical).

Weathering

Weathering is the group of processes whereby rocks and mineral, on exposure to weather, change in character, disintegrate, decompose, and synthesize new compounds. It generally involves two stages or phases.