{"id":5743,"date":"2020-01-08T14:23:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T14:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discover-geology\/geological-processes\/"},"modified":"2021-06-02T13:25:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T13:25:44","slug":"geological-processes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/","title":{"rendered":"Geological processes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Geological processes<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discovering Geology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Geological%20processes&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Geological%20processes&#038;body=Planet%20Earth%20is%20dynamic%20with%20a%20surface%20that%20is%20always%20changing.%20Find%20out%20about%20the%20processes%20that%20cause%20these%20changes.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Geological-processes-a-Banner-960x320-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur hero-img\" alt=\"Geological processes - banner\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Geological-processes-a-Banner-960x320-1.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>Planet Earth is dynamic with a surface that is always changing. Rocks can be converted into another type of rock, for example igneous to metamorphic. These process are shown in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/rocks-and-minerals\/#rockcycle\">rock cycle<\/a>, which describes the ways in which rocks are slowly recycled over millions of years and transformed between the three rock types: sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"in-this-section-2930-block_5e6b590098b6e\" class=\"grid-section  rock-background-d   \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Find out more<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/erosion\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P505763-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aerial view of the meander of the River Forth outside Stirling.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P505763.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/erosion\/\">Erosion<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erosion involves the movement of rock fragments through gravity, wind, rain, rivers, oceans and glaciers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/erosion\/\">Show more<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/weathering\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P006493-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"P006493\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P006493.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/weathering\/\">Weathering<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Weathering is the wearing down or breaking of rocks while they are in place. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/weathering\/\">Show more<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/deposition\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P006979_crop-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"P006979_crop\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P006979_crop.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/deposition\/\">Deposition<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deposition is the laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/deposition\/\">Show more<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/landforms\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P008022_640x430-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"P008022_640x430\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P008022_640x430.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/landforms\/\">Landforms<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Landforms are features on the Earth\u2019s surface that make up the terrain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/landforms\/\">Show more<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/relief\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Feature-Image-Relief-150x150.png\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"1\/4 m. 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