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Is erosion mechanical weathering

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Which is one type of mechanical weathering?

Erosion


Is weathering a type of erosion?

Yes! Erosion is a type of Mechanical Weathering. Erosion made the Grand Canyon, and other landforms like it.


How do you use mechanical weathering in a sentence?

Mechanical weathering means erosion by physical means.Wind and water are examples of mechanical weathering.Mechanical weathering changes rock into sand.


Is erosion a type of physical weathering?

Yes! Erosion is a type of Mechanical Weathering. Erosion made the Grand Canyon, and other landforms like it.


What type of mechanical weathering is most common in mountains areas?

The mechanical weathering involves erosion,wind pressure.


What is Wind and water are agents of?

Wind and water are agents of erosion


Physical weathering is the type of weathering in which only a materials size or shape is changed?

Yes. Physical weathering is erosion caused by wind, dust, rain, flowing water, collapses, impacts, freezing/thawing, or glaciers.


How can nature change the rock cycle?

By weathering and erosion. The types of weathering used is:physical weathering- when a plant grows inside a rock and the roots break it apart; abrasion- mechanical weathering - erosion- and chemical weathering - acid rain, water weathering and erosion.


What type of erosion effects the largest area?

mechanical weathering


How is weathering different than erosion?

weathering is part of erosion there are two types of erosion mechanical and chemical. chemical refers to elements such as oxygen and Iron which cause a chemical change such as rust and oxidation mechanical weathering is when rocks or materials are separated by water mass movement etc


What are 2 ways that rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

weathering and erosion!! if I'm right comment yes , even though i am RIGHT!


What is called when rocks break down without changing in chemical composition?

Mechanical weathering.