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What kind of limestone might be deposited in Mammouth Caves?
CALCITE - cryastaline calcium carbonate precipitated from the ground-water that had dissolved it from the limestone above the cave. Calcium Carbonate is the primary constituent of limestone.
Is chemical weathering when rocks break apart by wind frost and roots?
No. That is mechanical weathering. Weathering by sand or other matter carried in the wind is a special kind of mechanical weathering called aolean weathering. Weathering by acid rain is an example of chemial weathering. Limestone is particularly subject to this. Illegibility of tombstones in old garveyards provide a good illustration of this.
What kind of rocks are in underwater caves Metamorphic Igneous or Sedimentary?
Not sure quite what you are asking about, but anyway it is more accurate to ask what kinds of rock hold the caves, not what rocks are in the caves. Most caves are in limestone, a sedimentary rock, irrespective of water-level. There are a few caves in igneous rock: lava-tubes in basalt-flows, but on land, not underwater. There are also a good many caves in marble, the metamorphic but still-soluble form of limestone; and again the water-level is secondary to the cave itself. A few caves exist in rock-salt, an evaporite.
What kind of weathering is wind erosion?
This weathering is called ABRASION
What kind of is limestone?
Sedimentary
What kind of weathering created most limestone caves?
normally damp weather with a lot of rain or snow depending where you are in the world
What kind of acid has weathered the limestone in caves?
Carbonic acid
What kind of weathering formed Carter Caves?
igneous rock
What kind of weathering creates caves?
differential weathering water wears away some areas but not all
What kind of rocks are in most Caves?
The majority of aves are made up of limestone Stalagmite rocks
What kind of rock is located near caves?
It depends on the cave. Since many caves are limestone (water carves it nicely), you usually find limestone. But granite is common in New Hampshire & Vermont.
What kind of limestone might be deposited in Mammouth Caves?
CALCITE - cryastaline calcium carbonate precipitated from the ground-water that had dissolved it from the limestone above the cave. Calcium Carbonate is the primary constituent of limestone.
Is chemical weathering when rocks break apart by wind frost and roots?
No. That is mechanical weathering. Weathering by sand or other matter carried in the wind is a special kind of mechanical weathering called aolean weathering. Weathering by acid rain is an example of chemial weathering. Limestone is particularly subject to this. Illegibility of tombstones in old garveyards provide a good illustration of this.
What kind of rocks are in underwater caves Metamorphic Igneous or Sedimentary?
Not sure quite what you are asking about, but anyway it is more accurate to ask what kinds of rock hold the caves, not what rocks are in the caves. Most caves are in limestone, a sedimentary rock, irrespective of water-level. There are a few caves in igneous rock: lava-tubes in basalt-flows, but on land, not underwater. There are also a good many caves in marble, the metamorphic but still-soluble form of limestone; and again the water-level is secondary to the cave itself. A few caves exist in rock-salt, an evaporite.
What kind of weathering is frost weathering?
Physical weathering
What Are two kind of weathering?
The 2 kinds of weathering are the Mechanical or Physical Weathering and the Mechanical Weathering.
What kind of weathering is a cracked rock?
It is water weathering
