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Yes I agree with the statement that without weathering Death Valley would not look the way it does however erosion also has a large role to play in shaping much of what happens there. Erosion is the movement of weathered particles from one location to another location by the agents of erosion such as wind and water which are both very prominent in Death Valley. An example is the forming of alluvial fans where water transports large amounts of sediment and boulders down canyons and deposited at the foot of the mountains due to loss of depth and velocity. Another example being the agent wind, in the formation of the most prominent landform in Death Valley sand dunes, in which wind aids there migration and production. Overall without erosion Death Valley would not look the way it does but that too can be true for weathering, both form different landforms, shaping the landscape.

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I agree with the statement, although only to an extent. Weathering does affect the way death valley looks but it is not the largest factor, without weathering the formation of scree slopes within the valley would be much less visual but if we were to take away another process such as erosion. erosion can occur with water as it's agent and this happens when rainfall leads to flash floods,although flash floods are only occasional the erosional processes that occur have a large effect on the landscape. it is processes like this that have the largest effect on the landscape and therefore this is why i do not entirely agree with this statement. weathering is important to the way the landscape looks but only on a minor scale.

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Yes, I agree with this statement  and without weathering death valley would appear different but I feel without the process of erosion it would look a lot more different. This is due to the fact that weathering isn't created by an agent so the shaping it creates on the landscape is minor and it takes a while for visible changes to occur. This is unlike the erosional proccesses - take into acount that of a water agent; this can come in the form of a flash flood, forming in a matter of hours, (which has already  been highlighted in Thurston's point) creating wadis in Death Valley which are a significant landform and are a lot bigger and more visible than a mushroom rock.

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I also agree with this statement; however I feel that weathering has been the most vital agent in the formation of this landscape. Erosion also played a key part in the formation but in many cases the weathering helped the erosion. There are many types of landforms in Death Valley for example ‘Scree Slopes’ where weathering plays a vital role. Shattered boulders are also prime evidence of weathering as their formation depends on water entering the rock, then freezing and expanding (9%) causing the rock to shatter, this process is called Freeze Thaw.

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Without a doubt, weather is one of the most important contributors of shaping the landscape of the Dead Valley. Such as Screen slope on the mountain, that freeze thaw breaks solid exposed bed rock into smaller particle. Shatter boulder is another great land form formed by salt shattering. Weathering is also useful by enabling more rock particles be carried by wind and water, because the process of breaking down rocks allows particles to be transported easier, hence more erosion occur. I also agree with Thurston and Luca that deposition and erosion are important as well.

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Obviously weathering contributes greatly to the formation of Death Valley, but you can't forget erosional processes such as abrasion which also give the desert its distinctive features. There is fast water run-off due to the impermeable bedrock, this carried material in suspension and saltation, at high velocity. The high velocity meant the rocks and material being carried had a lot of energy and this allowed them to shape the landscape in much more depth. We can see this has happened by the wearing of the banks and the meander like shape of the wadi running through Death Valley.

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I agree with this statement, but I feel there are more land forms that are created by deposition. For example, Sand Dunes. Sand Dunes are formed by the deposition of sand.  These occur in areas with little vegetation. WInd moves grains of sand towards an obstacle. The obstacle causes the sand to lose momentum and settle. This obstacle can be very small for example a rock but can also be very big like a tree. As the wind strength increases so does the level of deposition. Sand Dunes are very prominant in Death Valley and are caused by deposition. I believe that deposition largely effects the landscape of death valley. An example of sand dunes in Death Valley. are the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.

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I disagree with Axon’s point as I think Weathering is the most influential factor in Death Valley. An example of where weathering is more effective than erosion is Case Hardening. This is where the outer shell of the boulder or rock becomes more resistant to erosion than what is beneath the shell. As a result of this, weathering, in particular salt weathering is much more effective at eroding the rock than erosion as it can get into cracks in the rock allowing it to take place. As there is a lack of moisture in Death Valley to wash away accumulation of salt, salt weathering is very effective.

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yes i agree because without weathering landforms such as scree slopes would not be evident.  The weathering of the mountains, then the disintegration of the bed rocks creates the scree slopes. Also, without weathering the shattered boulders would not be formed. the type of wethering that forms these boulders is called salt shatering. What happens is salt within the rock dissolves in water due to the limited rainfall. Then the enormous evaporation rates causes crystals to grow and there expansion to split the rocks apart. so , overall i disgree with axons point that other processes are more important thatn weathering at death valley because without weathering these boulders and scree slopes would not be evident.

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I agree with this statement as Death Valley would look different without weathering but it is not the most important factor. The alluvial fan wich is made from rivers spreading out at the foot of the mountains losing velocity and depth which means the river loses energy. This is a slow process but landforms like braided streams are produced. As well wind helps produce dunes which is the main feature in Death Valley. Weathering has caused some distincitive landforms like scree slopes but other factors are more important and Death Valley will only look slightly different without weathering.

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Without weathering, Death Valley would not look the way that it does.