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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.
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How are physical weathering and chemical weathering alike?
how are physical weathering and chenical weathering alike and different
Is acid chemical weathering or mechanical weathering?
chemical
How are chemical and physical weathering different and alike?
how are physical weathering and chenical weathering alike and different
What is antonym for mechanical weathering?
The antonym for mechanical weathering is chemical weathering. Chemical weathering is the breakdown of rocks and minerals through chemical reactions, while mechanical weathering is the physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition.
Is animal action mechanical or chemical weathering?
Chemical weathering
How are mechanical weathering and chemical weathering alike and different?
The differences are that mechanical weathering is the breaking of rock into smaller pieces by forces due to gravity, corrosion, freezing (dilatation of the material) and melting of water, plant roots, or other forces. (The mechanical does it physically)So then chemical weathering is the changing of materials in a rock by chemical processes, for example acidic rains action, solubility of some components, chemical reactions, thermal decomposition, etc.
What are the two main types of weathering?
The two main types of weathering are mechanical weathering and chemical weathering. Mechanical weathering involves physically breaking down rocks into smaller pieces, while chemical weathering involves the alteration of rock composition through chemical reactions.
How are weathering and chemical weathering related?
mechanical weathering and chemical weathering are related because their both are types of weathering
What is the main thing that mechanical weathering accomplishes that makes chemical weathering more efficient?
Mechanical weathering increases the surface area that can be attacked by chemical weathering.
Which of these are not Not a source pf mechanical weathering?
Precipitation (source of chemical weathering) Plant roots (source of chemical weathering) Freezing and thawing (source of mechanical weathering) Human activities (source of mechanical weathering)
What contribute to mechanical and chemical weathering?
Mechanical weathering includes abrading or crushing. Chemical weathering includes dissolution in water or acid rain. Oxidation and reduction reactions can also cause chemical weathering.
How are the types of weathering alike?
Both mechanical and chemical weathering processes involve the breakdown of rocks, but their mechanisms differ. Mechanical weathering physically breaks down rocks into smaller pieces, whereas chemical weathering involves the alteration of the rock's mineral composition through chemical reactions. Both types of weathering ultimately contribute to the process of soil formation.
