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Do rocks weather when they wear down or break apart over a long time?
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∙ 11y ago
Weathering is the term for the breaking or dissolution of rock over time due to mechanical or chemical means.
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Why do you think weather is used to refer to the breakdown of rocks?
Because water and air are a form of weather and they both break down rocks.
What name is this process when rocks break down?
the process is called weathering when the rocks break down
How can the action of animals or plants break down rock material?
Plants roots grow in cracks in rocks. This causes a rock to break apart. Animals dig in the ground and while digging, it breaks down rock gradually.
How do changes in temperature cause rocks to break down?
It breaks down the rocks
What is similar between physical and chemical weathering?
Both types of weathering cause rocks and other solid materials to break apart/break down. Both types of weathering are the start of erosion processes.
Explain how rock and mountains break apart?
Rocks and mountains break apart due to erosion or weathering. The rocks and mountains would break down into smaller and smaller pieces and fall away.
Why do you think weather is used to refer to the breakdown of rocks?
Because water and air are a form of weather and they both break down rocks.
Does water break down rocks?
Water can chemically weather rocks by dissolving minerals, water can also physically weather rocks by fracturing them by hydraulic pressure or frost wedging.
How does water break down?
Water can chemically weather rocks by dissolving minerals, water can also physically weather rocks by fracturing them by hydraulic pressure or frost wedging.
Which force does not break down rocks in nature?
sunlight does not break down rocks
Can ice cause larger rocks to weather?
A cycle of freezing and thawing can break down any rock, no matter how big or heavy it is. If water gets into small cracks, then freezes, it will expand and push the rock crystals apart.
How do plant roots break apart rocks?
Mechanical weathering.
What name is this process when rocks break down?
the process is called weathering when the rocks break down
What are 2 similarities between ice wedging and plant root growth in rocks?
hey the other person is a mean person so im here to improve on this answer :D. 1 similarity is that the plant growth and the ice wedge both break apart the rock causing the rock to expand and eventually cut into half. Hope this helped you!
How can the action of animals or plants break down rock material?
Plants roots grow in cracks in rocks. This causes a rock to break apart. Animals dig in the ground and while digging, it breaks down rock gradually.
How do changes in temperature cause rocks to break down?
It breaks down the rocks
How do rocks become soft?
because the weather break down the rock until it gets soft like chalk
