How are physical and chemical weathering different?

Answer 1

Physical weathering is when some liquid like wind or water over a long period of time breaks of the outer layers of and object, like a rock.

Chemical weathering is when an acid or something else chemically eats away at an object like a rock, happening at a much faster rate.

Physically weathering - water eroding a rock

Chemical weathering - coca cola acids eating away at the rust of a nail.

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Answer 2

Physical and chemicalweathering are different because physical weathering is by the eroding of rocks and chemical is the how the rocks breakdown into a new substance.

Answer 3

Physical weathering is when some liquid like wind or water over a long period of time breaks of the outer layers of and object, like a rock.

Chemical weathering is when an acid or something else chemically eats away at an object like a rock, happening at a much faster rate.

Physically weathering - water eroding a rock

Chemical weathering - coca cola acids eating away at the rust of a nail.

Hopefully this helped

Answer 4

Chemical weathering breaks down rock. while physical does not!!!!

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