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Living organisms can weather rock by plant root wedging, secretion of acids and enzymes, burrowing, walking, building dams, and any other activity that results in the breaking down of rock.
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How do people contribute to weathering of rocks?
We excavate them for many uses, we produce acid rain that erodes carbonate rocks, and we cut down forests, exposing rocks to weathering from rain and increased runoff.
How air causes weathering of rocks?
High speed wind such as a tornado or cyclone can result in weathering of rocks. weathering of rocks make the huge rocks into stones and then into pebbles and then gradually into sand.
What kinds of rocks are caused of weathering?
Metamorphic rocks change into sediments through weathering
What animals that contribute to the weathering of rocks?
Any animal can contribute to rock weathering, simply by stepping on it, brushing up against it, clearing protective plant life away from it, etc. Of course, what type of rock it is would determine how much of an effect animals would have on it.
Does chemical weathering cause a break down in the color and size of rocks?
Chemical weathering breaks down rocks
How do people contribute to weathering of rocks?
We excavate them for many uses, we produce acid rain that erodes carbonate rocks, and we cut down forests, exposing rocks to weathering from rain and increased runoff.
How do chemicals contribute to weathering?
Chemicals react with rocks and minerals or dissolve rocks and minerals.
How does soil contribute in breaking down rocks?
Soil doesn't really contribute to the breaking down of rocks soil is the end product of the breaking down of rocks. Rocks are broken down by weathering processes such as physical weathering, chemical weathering or biological weathering the material after the rock breaks down combined with organic material creates soil.
How do plants contribute to mechanical weathering?
They produce acids that can weather rocks and minerals that dissolves the rocks
They contribute to mechanical and chemical weathering?
Weathering refers to the disintegration and decomposition of rocks. Pressure, temperature, acid rain, water, ice and wind all contribute to mechanical and chemical weathering.
What is the difference between an organism and rocks?
The atoms in the rocks are non-living and the atoms in the organisms are living and the atoms in the rocks do not combine to form living cells and the atoms in the organism combine to form living cells
How do humans contribute to weathering of rocks on earth?
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What organism lives in the cracks of rocks and starts weathering?
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How does people and human contribute to weathering of rocks?
it is through the omision of co2 which then goes up into the atmosphere and when causes acid rain whcih then weathers rocks :)
How the human activities cause weathering of rocks and soil in logging?
I don't know.......my question is... how does erosion contribute to flooding?
Compare and contrast chemical weathering and mechanical weathering?
Mechanical weathering is taking a big rock and breaking it down to small rocks by releasing pressure, freezing and thawing (water and ice), animal action, plant growth and abrasion. Chemical weathering is when a rock loses it shape but STILL IS MADE OF THE SAME METRICAL. Chemical weathering uses water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, living organism, and acid rain.
What are remains of once living organism found in sedimentary rocks?
Fossils.
