mechanical weathering is the breaking down of rocks without chemical change in the rocks. for example frost wedging is a type of mechanical weathering where water gets into cracks in rocks and then freezes and expands, breaking up the rock. chemical weathering changes the rock chemically. rust forming on iron is an example of chemical weathering.
Mechanical (physical) weathering is the breakdown of rock into smaller particles due to such factors as freezing and thawing, release of pressure, water absorption, salt crystal formation, landmass uplift, expansion and contraction from the sun or fire, plant root growth, actions of animals, abrasion, or other means that do not directly affect the rock's chemistry.
Chemical weathering is the dissolution, carbonation, oxidation, or hydrolysis of rock and mineral by chemical means only, mostly from reactions with water or the acids contained in rainwater. Other materials are formed in the process. Warm, tropical climates are ideal environments for chemical weathering to take place as the chemical reactions are quickened by the bountiful rain and warm temperatures.
Mechanical (physical) weathering is the breakdown of rock into smaller particles due to such factors as freezing and thawing, release of pressure, water absorption, salt crystal formation, landmass uplift, expansion and contraction from the sun or fire, plant root growth, actions of animals, abrasion, or other means that do not directly affect the rock's chemistry.
Chemical weathering is the dissolution, carbonation, oxidation, or hydrolysis of rock and mineral by chemical means only, mostly from reactions with water or the acids contained in rainwater. Other materials are formed in the process. Warm, tropical climates are ideal environments for chemical weathering to take place as the chemical reactions are quickened by the bountiful rain and warm temperatures.
The differences are that mechanical weathering breaks rocks into little pieces.. Chemical weathering not only breaks the rock but dissolves it.
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In chemical weathering, there is a chemical reaction that causes weathering. Mechanical weathering is caused by fire, abrasions of water along a surface, animals, or freezing and thawing.
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Chemical weathering is the breaking down of a rock on a minute level, like the solution of minerals. Mechanical weathering is the breaking down of a rock, sometimes causing a crack through an entire strata, resulting in mass movement; but mostly mechanical weathering is as a result of a factor which causes the rock to physically separate.
occures when the chemical comosition of the rock changes
chemical weathering change will most likely make a new substance
Chemical weathering is which makes new substances, whereas physical weathering is where rock is changed into smaller pieces of the same substance.
biological weathering is when plants grow inside of a rock and break it apart, mechanical weathering is when rocks are broken apart by a force
Physical weathering is breaking down of rocks by weather that does not change their chemical components. Chemical weathering is weathering that breaks rocks down by a chemical change.
Mechanical weathering results from abrasion of a surface chipping away at the surface and removing small pieces. Chemical weather results from chemical reactions occurring between the material of the surface and the surrounding environment. In both cases small amounts of material may be removed gradually through the weathering process. Because a surface may not be homogeneous, some parts will be more resistant to mechanical weathering than others, resulting in pitting where the material is weaker. Likewise, a heterogeneous surface will exhibit pitting from chemical weathering as the environment preferentially attacks the portions of the surface that are richer in the more reactive materials - again resulting in pitting.
1. Acid rains produce a chemical weathering.2. Chemical weathering involve chemical reactions.