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What type of physical weathering occurs in places here there is a large chage in daily temperatures and can lead to the significant stress on the outer layers of the rocks?
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How are physical and chemical weathering different?
Physical weathering is when some liquid like wind or water over a long period of time breaks of the outer layers of and object, like a rock. Chemical weathering is when an acid or something else chemically eats away at an object like a rock, happening at a much faster rate. Physically weathering - water eroding a rock Chemical weathering - coca cola acids eating away at the rust of a nail. Hopefully this helped
Does sediment or weathering reduce mountain to gravel?
Weathering. Sediment is a type of rock composed of layers dating back to thousands of years.
What is it called when rocks peel off in layers due to ice or water?
It is a type of weathering called exfoliation; also called onion skin weathering.
What are the three layers that form the soil profile?
the answer is topsoil subsoil parent weathering bed rock
What are the 4 layers of soil formation?
The formation of soil happens over a very long period of time. It can take 1000 years or more. Soil is formed from the weathering of rocks and minerals. The surface rocks break down into smaller pieces through a process of weathering and is then mixed with moss and organic matter. Over time this creates a thin layer of soil. Plants help the development of the soil. How? The plants attract animals, and when the animals die, their bodies decay. Decaying matter makes the soil thick and rich. This continues until the soil is fully formed. The soil then supports many different plants. Weathering: Weathering is the process of the breaking down rocks. There are two different types of weathering. Physical weathering and chemical weathering. In physical weathering it breaks down the rocks, but what it's made of stays the same. In chemical weathering it still breaks down the rocks, but it may change what it's made of. For instance, a hard material may change to a soft material after chemical weathering.
How are physical and chemical weathering different?
Physical weathering is when some liquid like wind or water over a long period of time breaks of the outer layers of and object, like a rock. Chemical weathering is when an acid or something else chemically eats away at an object like a rock, happening at a much faster rate. Physically weathering - water eroding a rock Chemical weathering - coca cola acids eating away at the rust of a nail. Hopefully this helped
Are there five physical layers of earth?
Yes there are five physical layers!
What mechanical weathering causes rock to flake off in layers?
Chemical.
Does sediment or weathering reduce mountain to gravel?
Weathering. Sediment is a type of rock composed of layers dating back to thousands of years.
What is chemical weathering of rocks?
Where rocks get either smoothed out or layers taken of by the weather.
What are the two physical layers of earth?
The two densest physical layers of the earth are the lithosphere and the asthenosphere.
What is it called when rocks peel off in layers due to ice or water?
It is a type of weathering called exfoliation; also called onion skin weathering.
What are the two physical layers of the earth are densest?
The two densest physical layers of the earth are the lithosphere and the asthenosphere.
What are two reasons why weathering is important?
Because it breaks rock down into fragments and layers. By Kayla
What are the three layers that form the soil profile?
the answer is topsoil subsoil parent weathering bed rock
Can you give me a sentence for the word weathering?
The rocky shores of the purbeck coastline characteristically occur as flat ledges formed by the weathering away of softer, overlying layers of rock.
How are sand dunes affected by weathering erosion and deposition?
The wind is a part of weathering, and the wind blows the sand dunes' top layers of sand around every day.
