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Describe and explain the main type of physical weathering experienced in hot desert and semi desert areas?
The main type of physical weathering in hot desert and semi-desert areas is thermal expansion and contraction. Due to the extreme temperature fluctuations between day and night, rocks expand when heated during the day and contract at night. This repeated cycle causes stress within the rock, leading to cracks and fragmentation over time. Additionally, the lack of moisture means that processes like chemical weathering are minimal, making thermal weathering the dominant form.
What is the most important factor of forming the landscape of the desert?
Water and wind are the important weathering factors that form the landscape. Water has the greatest impact.
Why does the desert have less rain?
Because infrequent rains caused a desert environment to form in the first place.
What form of weathering is caused by plants and animals?
Biological weathering
How do weathering and erosion form a deep canyon?
because of weathering
Where does weathering take place on earth?
in the lower atmosphere called the troposphere were clouds, hurricanes and other varieties of storms can form
Is bird poop chemical weathering?
Yes. A form of biochemical weathering.
Is an oasis in the desert a place where you can find water?
Yes you can find water at an oasis because it is a desert land form that receives water from underground supplies.
In what type of weathering does salt wedging occur?
Salt wedging occurs in physical weathering, specifically in arid or desert environments where hot temperatures cause salt crystals to form in cracks and pores of rocks. As the salt crystals expand and contract with changes in temperature, they exert pressure on the rock, eventually causing it to break apart.
How does chemical weathering form of?
maybe i is form out of oxygen
Are stalactites a form chemical weathering?
No, stalactites are not a form of chemical weathering. Stalactites are formations that result from the deposition of minerals carried by water dripping from the ceiling of a cave, while chemical weathering involves the breakdown of rocks through chemical processes like oxidation or dissolution.
Where does soil form the slowest?
Soil forms the slowest in extremely cold environments such as polar regions and high mountain peaks where low temperatures limit biological activity and weathering processes.
