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What cause mechanical weathering is the wearing away of rock by rock particles?
When two rocks rub up against each other, pieces of the rock wear away. This is called abrasion.
What type of rock can wear away to form sediment?
Any rock can wear away to form sediment; be it sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous.
Why does it take less time for small rock to wear away than it does for large rocks to wear away?
Because the large one has a more bigger surface than the small rock
How can wind wear away rocks?
wind can wear away rock by being pressed against it and being sent downstream and soon sand dunes and rocks will wear away by wind.
What is Hard Rock and Soft Rock?
Hard rock is rock that doesn't wear away easily (resistant rock), therefore, soft rock is rock that does wear away easily. I.e. that is way the coast is so uneven, because it hasn't got resistant levels of rock being continuously hit by destructive waves.
What causes rock particles to wear away rock?
umm sedimentary
Rock particles wear away rock?
Abrasion is when rock particles are wearing away from the rocks surface. This is done by wind, water, and ice in nature.
What makes rock particles wear away?
Constant erosion from wind and water makes the rock wear away. It's how canyons and mountains were formed.
How does water moves rocks?
The force of moving water alone can wear away particles of rock.
What cause mechanical weathering is the wearing away of rock by rock particles?
When two rocks rub up against each other, pieces of the rock wear away. This is called abrasion.
How does moving water weather rocks?
The force of moving water alone can wear away particles of rock.
Is gravity an agent of erosion?
Wind can pick up small aggregates and soil particles and displace them in another soil series. Wind can also erode rocks by picking up particles of sand that then slowly erode at the exposed rocks.
What type of rock can wear away to form sediment?
Any rock can wear away to form sediment; be it sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous.
In the rock cycle water and weather wear away rock by the process of?
Weathering.
What is it when softer rock wear away and leave harder rock behind?
What is it called when softer rock weathers away and leaves harder rocks behind
What effect does the hardness of a rock have on the rate at which a rock abrades?
The harder a substance is, the longer it takes for it to erode.
Which rock wear away quickest by people walking on it?
Sandstone
