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What forms of mechanical and chemical weathering would be most common in a desert and why?
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∙ 11y ago
It actually isn't most common in a dessert it is most common in warm moist areas, and the dessert isn't, its hot and dry but onion skin can acure in a dessert. Limestone has the mineral calcite in it and calcite reacts with acid rain so limestone dissolves easier, but limestone dissolves better in a cold wet climate instead of warm. Onion skin is the physical/mechanical weathering that acures the most in the dessert, because they have hot days and cold nights and if this process keeps going day and night the layers on the rock will peel off like an onion, and then it get transported by the weather to make a new rock.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoThey actually have very little to do with the formation of deserts. Desert formation can be caused by the results of gradual tectonic plate movements or by episodic climate change, to name a few. Mechanical and physical weathering are processes that may affect the physical features of the desert landscape over time, but are essentially not a causal feature of desert formation.
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In general what causes desert pavement A. Wind erosion B. Water erosion C. Mechanical weathering D. Chemical weathering?
wind erosin
Does chemical weathering affect rocks more in a temperate climate or in a desert climate?
Yes because chemical weathering occurs faster in desert climates. Rocks are us to chemical weathering and temperate climates get it but not as much.
Can chemical weathering occurs faster in deserts than in rainforests?
Yes, but very little in relation to wetter areas. Most weathering in deserts is due to mechanical weathering processes, such as plant root growth, frost heaving, and most importantly, abrasion from windblown particles.
When Chemical weathering happens more slowly in desert areas due to a lack of?
Lack of rain prevents chemical erosion in a dessert.
Why is weathering slow in the desert?
Chemical weathering occurs through the processes of solution, hydration, carbonation and oxidation & reduction. Whichever process is followed there is a slight requiremnet of water for the weathering to occur. Because in chemical weathering, minerals in rocks disslove in either water and/or carbonic acid (weak acid, formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide). As a desert has less amount of moisture content, so it is slow in desert.
What type of weathering does not happen in the desert?
Mechanical and chemical weathering both occur.
In general what causes desert pavement A. Wind erosion B. Water erosion C. Mechanical weathering D. Chemical weathering?
wind erosin
Why is the chemical weathering slow in the desert if heat speeds up chemical reactions?
Chemical weathering lacks an essential component in the desert - water.
What is the main type of weather in in the desert?
Physical Weathering (aka Mechanical Weathering) is the main type of weathering in deserts.
Is desert pavement cause by chemical weathering?
No, desert pavement is caused by wind which is physical weathering.
Where is mechanical weathering most likely to occur?
it is found in a desert
Does chemical weathering affect rocks more in a temperate climate or in a desert climate?
Yes because chemical weathering occurs faster in desert climates. Rocks are us to chemical weathering and temperate climates get it but not as much.
Why does chemical weathering proceed slowly in a hot desert?
Chemical weathering requires water to speed it up. Since there is little water in the desert, it is a slow process compared to weathering in more humid areas.
The rust colored tint of some desert landscapes is the result of?
The result of the rust colored tint of desert landscapes are to show chemical weathering. This is shown on a map.
Does the Atacama Desert experience physical weathering or chemical weathering?
Since it rarely rains in the Atacama, nearly all weathering would be physical weathering caused by the wind.
Why are desert landscapes jagged and rocky?
there is little chemical weathering to round the landscapes
Can chemical weathering occurs faster in deserts than in rainforests?
Yes, but very little in relation to wetter areas. Most weathering in deserts is due to mechanical weathering processes, such as plant root growth, frost heaving, and most importantly, abrasion from windblown particles.
