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Chemical weathering does not involve water, that is physical weathering
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Is oxygen mechanical or chemical weathering?
I Believe it is chemical weathering because oxidation is chemical and involves oxygen and water
What are three agents of chemical weathering?
Water, Acids , and Air are all agents of chemical weathering
Is a type of weathering caused by chemical reaction with water?
yes, liquid water is a unit of chemical weathering. ice is a unit of physical weathering.
Which process usually requires water for weathering?
Chemical weathering
Explain the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering?
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.
Does chemical weathering always involve water?
Not always but sometimes
Is chemical weathering and chemical reaction the same?
Yes, chemical weathering involve chemical reactions.
What are the differences between physical and chemical weathering and say what type acid rain is?
1. Acid rains produce a chemical weathering.2. Chemical weathering involve chemical reactions.
What does not involve a chemical process that decomposes rock?
Ice weathering
What is the importance of water to chemical weathering?
in chemical the minerals present in the rock dissolve in water causing chemical weathering
Is carbonic acid in water an example of chemical weathering?
Carbon dioxide dissolved in water is a cause of chemical weathering.
Halite in rocks dissolving in water is a mechanical or chemical weathering?
it is chemical weathering
What is it called when rocks break down without changing in chemical composition chemical weathering oxidation leaching or mechanical weathering?
The only one from the list above that does not involve some form of chemical change is mechanical weathering.
Which process mass wasting erosion physical weathering or chemical weathering usually requires water?
chemical weathering
Is water chemical weathering physical weathering or both?
Both
Is oxygen mechanical or chemical weathering?
I Believe it is chemical weathering because oxidation is chemical and involves oxygen and water
What is the process that breaks down rocks chemically?
It's called chemical weathering. Think acid rain.
