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What is an agent of chemical weathering which combines with water to form a Carbonic acid?
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Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere combines with water to form carbonic acid, it is a form of acid rain.
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Is the most important agent of chemical weathering abrasion?
no
Where is chemical weathering most common?
The primary agent of chemical weathering is water.
How can chemical weathering take place below Earth's surface?
The most important weathering agent is water.Water dissolve soluble materials transforming rocks.
Which agent of reosion can create a limestone cave?
Chemical weathering - the rock is dissolved by rain-water acidified slightly by absorbed atmospheric carbon-dioxide.
How do plants act as agent of both chemical and mechanical weathering?
A plant can act as an agent of mechanical weathering by simply growing next to something. The plant will rub against it and in some cases grow in any openings in the material. Tree roots can grow into the cracks in boulders and ledges, widening these cracks and ultimately contributing to the break-down of these structures. Plants also produce oxygen gas which contributes to chemical weathering through the formation of metal oxides. Tree roots also take nutrients and minerals from the soil, ultimately leaving them on top of the ground and subject to erosion forces.
The single most effective agent of chemical weathering at Earth's surface?
Carbonic Acid
Can ice be an agent of chemical weathering?
No ice is an agent of physical weathering
Why is acid rain an agent for weathering?
chemical weathering
Acid precipitation is an agent of what kind of weathering?
Chemical weathering.
What kind of weathering is acid precipitation an agent of?
Chemical weathering.
What chemical is the primary agent in karst topography?
carbonic acid
What is the strongest agent of chemical weathering?
acidic water
Is the most important agent of chemical weathering abrasion?
no
The most important agent of chemical weathering is .?
water
The most important agent of chemical weathering?
Water
What is required for karst topography to form?
Karst topography is formed by chemical weathering, and affects the underlying carbonate rock (limestone or dolomite). This occurs under specific drainage conditions. Slightly acidic water (carbonic acid in solution) is the active agent.
What agent of chemical weathering caused by pollution?
Acid Rain
