WEATHERING
type: Concept
change note: 2013-08-15 14:03:11.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: Breaking down of Earth's rocks, soils and minerals through direct contact with the planet's atmosphere. Weathering occurs in situ, or "with no movement", and thus should not be confused with erosion, which involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, ice, wind, and gravity. language code: en);
change note: 2013-08-05 12:45:40.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (WEATHERING [5d05853c-b709-484f-a406-03f64e643ea4,105377] - FLUVIAL PROCESSES [4b982bef-56fe-41e9-a131-af575a8fec6a,84331]);
in scheme: sciencekeywords
definition: Breaking down of Earth's rocks, soils and minerals through direct contact with the planet's atmosphere. Weathering occurs in situ, or "with no movement", and thus should not be confused with erosion, which involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, ice, wind, and gravity.

FLUVIAL PROCESSES
type: Concept