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What is the breakdown of a rocks mineral by water oxygen and carbon dioxide?
This is a chemical weathering.
Why do you think weather is used to refer to the breakdown of rocks?
Because water and air are a form of weather and they both break down rocks.
How rocks are mechanically weatherd?
When rocks are broken down without any change to their chemical compositions it is mechanical weathering. Causes of mechanical weathering are Freezing and melting of water, Abrasion, when the rock is weather by an abrasive agent such as wind and sand, and exfoliation occurs when a rock is brought to the surface.
How the agents of weathering physical cause the breakdown of rocks?
The physical weathering agents are basically the water and wind. But the rocks decay mostly because of wind. Wind blows continuously for ages and the rocks that stand in the way get decayed in the long run.
What is the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces explain 2?
it is called weathering; the rocks get weathered by wind, water, or earthquakes (main examples) and peices break off
What are the natural Factors that breakdown rocks mechanically?
Magma. Water. Ice. Wind.
How is hydrolysis weathering different from hydration weathering?
hydrolisis is the chemical breakdown of rocks as they react with water where as hydration is the breakdown of rocks as they absorb water.
Will rocks breakdown faster in vinegar or water?
vinegar... it is an acid
What is the breakdown of a rocks mineral by water oxygen and carbon dioxide?
This is a chemical weathering.
Why do you think weather is used to refer to the breakdown of rocks?
Because water and air are a form of weather and they both break down rocks.
Can a rock explode?
Yes, they can be eroded chemically and mechanically.
How water and wind breakdown rocks?
The way water and wind breakdown rocks is through erosion. This is the wearing away of the surface of the rock through continuous friction with its surface. The same amount of water (or wind) will wear away rocks of different hardness at different rates. Obviously, it would take wind a considerably longer period of time to wear down an inch of granite as it would water. On the order of millions of times.
What is weathering is the breakdown of a rocks minerals by water oxygen carbon dioxide living organisms and acid rain?
Chemical
Why is surface water both a creator and a destroyer of sediments and sedimentary rocks?
Water chemically and mechanically weathers sedimentary rocks. It also weathers and erodes all rock types, transporting and depositing the sediments, a step in the formation of sedimentary rock.
Explain why porous rocks are not suitable for reservoir construction?
because the rocks have rounded minerals which means that water can seep through it
How rocks are mechanically weatherd?
When rocks are broken down without any change to their chemical compositions it is mechanical weathering. Causes of mechanical weathering are Freezing and melting of water, Abrasion, when the rock is weather by an abrasive agent such as wind and sand, and exfoliation occurs when a rock is brought to the surface.
How the agents of weathering physical cause the breakdown of rocks?
The physical weathering agents are basically the water and wind. But the rocks decay mostly because of wind. Wind blows continuously for ages and the rocks that stand in the way get decayed in the long run.
