Question

Distinguish between :
Weathering and Denudation

Answer 1

Weathering and Denudation:
Weathering is a process 4 of the gradual disintegration of rocks by atmospheric or weather forces. Denudation is a process of wearing away of land and it includes weathering also.

Answer 2

Weathering :

• Weathering is the physical and chemical weathering of rocks due to mechanical and chemical action of water, wind and ice.

Denudation :

• Denudation includes both weathering and erosional proceses by which the natural agents of change (water, wind and ice), continously try to change the face of the earth.

Answer 3

Weathering: ‘Weathering’ means the disintegration and decay of the rocks cover of the earth’s surface. It is an action which affects rocks in the place where they are. The rate of weathering will depend on the climate of the region, on the kind of rock, on its chemical composition, on its hardness and structure which may allow water to penetrate easily into it.
Denudation: Denudation is a general term which covers all the agents causing destruction or the wearing away of the rock surface of the earth together with their transportation and final deposition.