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Chemical reactions break down the bonds holding the rocks together, causing them to fall apart, forming smaller and smaller pieces. Chemical weathering is much more common in locations where there is a lot of water. This is because water is important to many of the chemical reactions that can take place. Warmer temperatures are also more friendly to chemical weathering.
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Why does chemical weathering happens?
All weathering is slow because rocks are pretty solid.
What is the name of the chemical breakdown of rocks?
Chemical weathering.
What minerals makes rocks especially vulnerable to chemical weathering?
Rocks that are rich in the mineral Calcite, such as limestone, are especially vulnerable to chemical weathering.
What is physical weathring and Chemical weathring?
Physical weathering is different from chemical weathering because physical weathering is when a river is to weather away the rock. Chemical is when acid precipitation is too dissolve the rock.
Chemical weathering occurs when minerals in rocks are changed chemically. Which of these will most likely change the rate of chemical weathering on a rock?
rainfall and temperature
Why does chemical weathering happens?
All weathering is slow because rocks are pretty solid.
What is different between physical weathering and chemical weathering?
Physical weathering is breaking down of rocks by weather that does not change their chemical components. Chemical weathering is weathering that breaks rocks down by a chemical change.
How do physical weathering and chemical weathering affect rocks in the same way.?
Physical weathering and chemical weathering both break down rocks.
Can you give me some notes about weathering?
There are two types of weathering: chemical and physical. Chemical weathering is said to occur when the chemical compounds of rocks are changed. Physical weathering happens due to wind, rain, or other natural occurrences.
What in chemical weathering breaks down rocks?
The type of chemical weathering that breaks down rocks is acid.
Does chemical weathering cause a break down in the color and size of rocks?
Chemical weathering breaks down rocks
Halite in rocks dissolving in water is a mechanical or chemical weathering?
it is chemical weathering
What is the process that breaks down rocks chemically?
It's called chemical weathering. Think acid rain.
What is the differences of chemical and mechanical weathering?
Mechanical weathering is the breaking down of rock without chemical reaction.Mechanical weathering is also when water gets into the cracks of the rocks and makes the rocks expand.Like ice wedging.while chemical weathering changes the rocks by chemicals.
What is a type of weathering where rocks are dissolved by an acid?
chemical weathering
Explain different chemical weathering and mechanical weathering?
Chemical weathering rocks may decompose or dissolve and at the same time change in compostion through a certain chemical process to form residuals materials. Mechanical weathering happens when rocks disintegrate or breaks down into smaller pieces through physical forces. (rain, snow, freezing)
Does chemical weathering change the chemicals in rocks?
Chemical weathering affects rocks rain, wind or ice . Chemical weathering is the process that changes the composition ( the inside) of rocks on the earth surface.
