Slaking or rain water action as a process of mechanical weathering
Answer Text: Slaking/Rain Water Action as a process of mechanical weathering- Breaking up of sedimentary rocks due to alternate wetting and drying.- Heavy rain has a powerful shattering effect on rock especially if accompanied by hailstones.- When it rains, the rock absorbs water and swells.- When dry season comes, the rock loses water and the outer surface shrinks.- The process is repeated and the minerals become loosely attached to another e.g. in Kenyan Coast at Tudor and Miritini areas, which have Jurrassic rocks.
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