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Humidity and temperature are the keys to chemical weathering (and to answer a previous poster, chemical weathering is a natural process, though human activity can affect it.
Chemical weathering needs water, to act as a solvent and to transport corrosive ions so chemical weathering in arid climates, and in arctic climates (where water is frozen, and so not available) have little if any chemical weathering.
Chemical processes are also (mostly) accelerated by higher temperature so the high humidity and high temperature of the tropics is the place where chemical weathering predominates . Contribution of humic acids from soils is also important, and the high rate of growth of plants in tropical climates is also a factor.
While the solution of Limestones by acidified water is the most commonly quoted example, many minerals break down chemically, feldspar breaking down to clay minerals would be another important example.
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How the rates of mechanical and chemical weathering might different in the Congolese rain forest and the Siberian steppes?
The rates of mechanical weathering does not affect anything since the chemical properties remain unchanged. Only chemical weathering affects the chemical properties of an object.
How do cracks affect weathering rates of rocks?
How do cracks affect the rate of weathering
Which two months had the highest rates chemical weathering?
June and July
What are the factors affecting the rates of chemical reaction in pollution?
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Why do chemists need to know the factors that affect reaction rates?
It is important to control chemical reactions in industry.
How could climate affect rates of mechanical weathering What about chemical weathering How are the two kinds of weathering related?
You can look it up in Uranus
Factors that affect rates of weathering (climate)?
Two key factors affect the rates of weathering rock type and climate. Climate: is the single, most important factor that affects the rate of weathering. Chemical reactions occurs faster at higher temperatures, Warm climates favor chemical weathering, cold climates favor mechanical weathering(principally freezing and thawing), more moisture, or precipitation present, the more noticeable weathering.
How the rates of mechanical and chemical weathering might different in the Congolese rain forest and the Siberian steppes?
The rates of mechanical weathering does not affect anything since the chemical properties remain unchanged. Only chemical weathering affects the chemical properties of an object.
How the rates of mechanical and chemical weathering might differ in the Congolese rain forest and the Siberian steppes?
The rates of mechanical weathering does not affect anything since the chemical properties remain unchanged. Only chemical weathering affects the chemical properties of an object.
How do cracks affect weathering rates of rocks?
How do cracks affect the rate of weathering
Which two months had the highest rated of chemical weathering?
which two months had the highest rates of chemical weathering
Factors that affect rates of weathering (rock type)?
Two key factors affect the rates of weathering rock type and climate. Rock type: Minerals that dissolve easily weather faster, softer materials break apart more easily, porous minerals weather more easily.
How does surface area affect the weathering rates?
A great surface area is a factor which favors weathering.
Which two months had the highest rates chemical weathering?
June and July
Which area on the earth is likely to have the highest rates of weathering both mechanical and chemical?
Tropical areas experience the highest rate of mechanical and chemical weathering of rock.
Which is not a factor that affects the rates of weathering in rocks?
There are not many factors which do not affect weathering in rocks.Two factors do not affect weathering are:Wind, sea and river erosion does not have any impact. No erosive processes cause weathering directly. Glaciers, however, may influence the climate of a region to the extent that more freeze-thaw weathering occursThe rock cycle does not affect weathering. This includes all actions and movements of rocks, though uplift and fault movement may cause more exposure to weathering, which may increase the rate of weathering
How does the rates of mechanical and chemical weathering might differ in the Congolese rainforest and the Siberian steppes?
Rates start at 69% and higher .
