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There are three things that cause weathering in rocks. These factors are wind, plants, and water. Wind and water make the rock dissolve away. Plants can cause the rocks to crack.
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What are the three main causes of weathering?
Physical, chemical and biological change are the three main causes of weathering.
What are three causes of mechanical weathering?
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What things causes a rock to erode?
Weathering, wind, rain, extreme temperatures.
What are the 3 agents of mechanical weathering?
What are three agents or causes of mechanical weathering?
What are causes of weathering called?
the causes of weathering are water, wind, and ice. -your welcome.
What are three direct causes of mechanical weathering?
Water (rain, rivers), sand and cold (frost).
Why can heating and cooling lead to weathering?
things expand when heated and contract when cooled. This seasaw action creates cracks and weakness in structures/landforms and causes weathering.
What are two causes of physical weathering?
Gravity and water are two causes of physical weathering.
How does climate effect weathering?
Mechanical weathering refers to weathering that causes physical erosion of exposed rock without changing its chemical composition. Climate helps promote or prevent things like frost and wind that create this form of weathering.
How climate effects weathering?
Mechanical weathering refers to weathering that causes physical erosion of exposed rock without changing its chemical composition. Climate helps promote or prevent things like frost and wind that create this form of weathering.
What kind of weathering causes iron?
physical weathering
What causes the breakdown of rocks?
WEATHERING and EROSION
