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What weathering occurs when rocks are broken apart by physical processes?
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What occurs weathering?
Rain and wind are the physical causes of weathering.
Which type of weathering occurs when only the size of a rock is changed?
Physical weathering
What occurs during the weathering process?
There are 2 main processes of weathering, mechanical weathering and chemical weathering. In both processes the rocks are broken down. In the mechanical weathering process the rocks are simply made smaller. they are the same composition, just smaller pieces. In the process of chemical weathering the minerals in the rocks undergo a chemical change, they break down. This break down of minerals make them easier to erode. But, erosion is a different question.
What type of weathering occurs when rock is broken down as it absorbs water?
Hydrationhydration
What are the factors of weathering?
physical weathering refers to weathering that occurs because of brute force, while chemical weathering refers to weathering that take place because change in the molecular composition of the substance
What occurs when rocks are broken apart by physical processes?
Mechanical Weathering
What occurs weathering?
Rain and wind are the physical causes of weathering.
Which type of weathering occurs when only the size of a rock is changed?
Physical weathering
What type of weathering occurs when only the size of the rock change?
physical weathering
What occurs during the weathering process?
There are 2 main processes of weathering, mechanical weathering and chemical weathering. In both processes the rocks are broken down. In the mechanical weathering process the rocks are simply made smaller. they are the same composition, just smaller pieces. In the process of chemical weathering the minerals in the rocks undergo a chemical change, they break down. This break down of minerals make them easier to erode. But, erosion is a different question.
What type of weathering occurs when rock is broken down as it absorbs water?
Hydrationhydration
What weathering occurs when water freezes and thaws in cracks in rocks?
Physical
Why is physical weathering also known as mechanical weathering?
Physical weathering is caused by elements of nature. It is known as mechanical weathering to distinguish it from the other types of weathering namely chemical and biological. It occurs mechanically, by the breakdown due to natural components.
Which type of physical weathering occurs when water seeps into into cracks of rocks and freezes?
It is a form of weathering known as frost wedging.
What is a physical process that mainly occurs above the earths surface?
Erosion, weathering
What are the factors of weathering?
physical weathering refers to weathering that occurs because of brute force, while chemical weathering refers to weathering that take place because change in the molecular composition of the substance
Is freeze thaw chemical weathering?
No. Chemical weathering is to do with acidic rain. This is a type of physical weathering, where it isn't the rainwater's ph, but the fact it freezes in cracks, expands, and prises the rock apart(creating a broken skyline or a scree slope). It occurs in damp areas where water is sometimes, not always below freezing.
