Weathering

English: weathering

Español: Meteorización

Deutsch: Verwitterung

Magyar: Mállás

Italiano: agenti climatici

日本語: 風化

Norsk bokmål: Forvitring

Polski: Wietrzenie

中文：風化

Mechanical weathering

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  Ventifact at the northern rim of Dyngyujökull glacier, Iceland
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  Boulder of gneiss eroded by the wind in the Qilian mountains, China
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  Freeze-thaw weathering of a rock in southern Iceland
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  Iceland

Chemical weathering

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  Desquamation
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  Weathering in limestone. Norway.
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  Weathering ring pattern, Taiwan

Pressure release

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  Exfoliation of granite
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  Pressure release in granite.

English: There are three main types of weathering. Physical, biological and chemical. Physical is the breakdown of rocks by the changes of temperature. Biological is the breakdown of rocks by plants and animals. for example, plants growing in a rock. Chemical weathering is the breakdown of rocks by chemicals like acid rain.