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Q: How does physical and chemical weathering affect rocks?
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How do physical weathering and chemical weathering affect rocks in the same way.?

Physical weathering and chemical weathering both break down rocks.


Does physical and chemical weathering affect anything else instead of rocks?

Yes it does


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 does physical weathering affect weathering?

The rocks will into pieces.


Is weathering rocks chemical or physical change?

physical


How does physical weathering affect rocks?

The rocks will into pieces.


What are some differences of physical weathering and chemical weathering?

Physical weathering is due to: rocks hitting other rocks causing them to break up from the action of frost and ice the action of wind or waves or running water the action of plants. Chemical weathering changes the composition of the rock and is due to: water dissolving minerals in the rock oxidation of metals in the rock


Weathering of rocks is a physical or a chemical change?

yes


What are two ways that chemical weathering changes rocks?

Physical and Chemical


Does physical weathering increase chemical weathering?

Physical weathering breaks big rocks into little rocks and increases the surface area exposed to chemical agents, such as carbonic acid. The more the surface area, the faster the weathering.


How does physical and chemical weathering combine to affect rocks?

they both shape the earths surface and so in that way it shapes rocks. Mechanical weathering has release of pressure freezing and thawing and so on and so on


What is the product of physical and chemical weathering of rocks?

Sand and grit.