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It erodes rocks on steep hills because the rain is slightly acidic so the acid (carbonic acid) and when the rain falls on those rocks it dissolves them slowing turning them into sediment! :)
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Not quite.
Carbonic acid only attacks calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and calcium sulphate (the essential minerals of limestone & chalk, dolomite and gypsum, respectively), although water will hydrolyse some other rock minerals very slowly. The dissolved minerals are carried away in solution, not as sediment; but the rocks' insoluble constituents do become sediment.
An upland stream can erode rock rapidly thanks to its higher gradient hence speed, but against that the further uphill you find the stream, the smaller its volume.
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If waves erode the soft rock along the base of a steep coast the result may eventually be what kind of landform?
The landform is called a wave-cut cliff, or wave-cut platform, where a flat rock area extends into the sea, at or near the water level.
Does heat and metamorphism cause rock to weather and erode?
No because it is rain and running water.
How do glaciers erode rock?
sedimentary rock
Can a harder rock erode more quicker then a softer rock?
no
How does water erode rock on hills?
Water does not melt rocks; rocks melt at temperatures that would long ago have boiled water. However, water can help erode rocks because when water freezes into ice, it expands. As a result, when water gets into cracks in the rock surface and subsequently freezes, the expansion pressure breaks the rocks into smaller pieces.
Do steep hills erode faster than gentle hills?
Steep Hill Erodes Faster. The Water Picks Up Speed And More Energy To Wear Away The Earth. Generally, hills will be steep because they are made of resistant rock; whereas gentle hills will have that shape because they are made of rock that is easily eroded. Hence steep hills will not necessarily erode faster than gentle ones. However, if a hill is steep because it has recently been formed by tectonic activity, and it comprises soft rock, it will erode faster than a more gentle hill of the same material.
Gorge cut through land by water?
A gorge is where fast flowing water or waterfalls erode the rock and earth over the years this becomes a steep-sided gorge.
Rock slides mostly occur at?
Steep hills, mountians, and valleys.
What type of rock is water proof?
no rock is water proof if a rock get hit with water it does erode so no rock is water proof
If waves erode the soft rock along the base of a steep coast the result may eventually be a landform called a?
Wave-cut cliff
If waves erode the soft rock along the base of a steep coast the result may eventually be a landform called a .?
Wave-cut cliff
How do you put erode in a sentence?
erode is a noun. Wind and water erode rock. past tense- eroded The Colorado River eroded the Grand Canyon
If waves erode the soft rock along the base of a steep coast the result may eventually be what kind of landform?
The landform is called a wave-cut cliff, or wave-cut platform, where a flat rock area extends into the sea, at or near the water level.
How can water erode materials?
Water seeps into cracks and breaks apart the rock or water rubs the side of the rock that is exposed and breaks off pieces of the rock.
What are things that erode weathered rock?
things that erode weathered rock
How does temperature change erode rock?
If water is caught in cracks in the rock and it freezes it expands. This causes the rock to chip off.
What bodies of water erode and move enormous amounts of soil and rock.?
rivers
