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Is leaves decaying in the forest chemical or mechanical weathering?
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Is leaves decaying in the forest a mechanical weathering?
Is repeated freezing and thawing of water that cracks rocks
What is the agent in mechanical weathering where the sun or forest fire causes rock to crack?
"heat" alone is an inadequate explanation. the agent is water or moisture acted on by variations of temperature
Why chemical weathering occurs more rapidly in a rain forest than it does in a desert?
Because it is more humidity, so more water and also because is warmer.
How is the weathering of a bare mountain peak different from the weathering of bedrock under a forest soil?
A bare mountain peak may be exposed to freeze/ thaw cycles, harsh sunlight, surface erosion by wind blown and water carried particles, and chemical weathering from acid rain. Bedrock under soil is not exposed to most weathering forces.
Which is better suited for agricultural development Soil of a tropical rain forest or soil of a temperate deciduous forest?
The soil of a temperate deciduous forest would be best for agriculture as it is nutrient rich from decaying litter (compost). Tropical soil tends to be acidic and nutrient poor
Is leaves decaying in the forest a mechanical weathering?
Is repeated freezing and thawing of water that cracks rocks
How the rates of mechanical and chemical weathering might differ in the Congolese rain forest and the Siberian steppes?
The rates of mechanical weathering does not affect anything since the chemical properties remain unchanged. Only chemical weathering affects the chemical properties of an object.
How the rates of mechanical and chemical weathering might different in the Congolese rain forest and the Siberian steppes?
The rates of mechanical weathering does not affect anything since the chemical properties remain unchanged. Only chemical weathering affects the chemical properties of an object.
Which climate produce the most rapid chemical weathering of rock?
hot and dry
Where is chemical weathering most common?
The primary agent of chemical weathering is water.
Does chemical weathering takes place fastest in the heat?
in a tropical rain forest, where the climate is hot and rainy
What is the agent in mechanical weathering where the sun or forest fire causes rock to crack?
"heat" alone is an inadequate explanation. the agent is water or moisture acted on by variations of temperature
Why chemical weathering occurs more rapidly in a rain forest than it does in a desert?
Because it is more humidity, so more water and also because is warmer.
How is the weathering of a bare mountain peak different from the weathering of bedrock under a forest soil?
A bare mountain peak may be exposed to freeze/ thaw cycles, harsh sunlight, surface erosion by wind blown and water carried particles, and chemical weathering from acid rain. Bedrock under soil is not exposed to most weathering forces.
How does the decaying of a tree contribute to the health of the forest?
it provides nutrients to other organisms
What is forest wedging?
forest wedging is example of physical weathering process which water expands upon freezing by 10%
These plants are found on the forest floor they grow on dead and decaying plants which are these plants?
saprophytic plants
