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What happens to a rocks that are pushed under earths surface and become hotter and experience more pressure?
They become exposed to deformation, in a process called metamorphism.
Where are rocks exposed to more wind rain and ice?
Rocks in higher elevation :)!
When rocks break into smaller pieces the exposed surface area?
Increases. Like coffee beans, when broken up, more facets, edges, and surface area is exposed, allowing more air, water, etc to come into contact with the rock. Take an orange, then scribble all over it, covering all the surface. Now cut it in two. You now have more area to cover. Color it. Cut each half into half again. even more area has been exposed. color it. Each time more breaks occur, the surface area keeps increasing. (Hope the analogy helps...)
Why does crushing a solid increase the speed at which the solid dissolves?
ALL reactions (apart from Nuclear) take place on the surface. By crushing the solid you are increasing the surface area and also the SA/Volume ratio. This increased surface area increases the area available for the dissolution reaction.
Does the shae of an ice cube affect how it melts?
If there is more surface area exposed to warm air it will melt fasterthan if there is little surface area exposed to warm air. heat transfer
How does the size of an exposed rock affect its rate of weathering-?
When rocks are larger, the surface area is more exposed making the rate of weathering greater.
Which rocks are exposed to more rain wind and ice?
Which rocks are exposed to more wind, rain, and ice
Which rocks are exposed to wind rain and ice?
Which rocks are exposed to more wind, rain, and ice
Does physical weathering increase chemical weathering?
Physical weathering breaks big rocks into little rocks and increases the surface area exposed to chemical agents, such as carbonic acid. The more the surface area, the faster the weathering.
What happens to rocks that are pushed under earth's surface and become hotter and experience more pressure?
They become exposed to deformation in a process called metamorphism, and become metamorphic rocks.
Why are volcanic rocks often exposed at Earth's surface as hills ridges and mountains surrounded by areas of lower elevation?
Volcanic rocks are often more resistant to erosion than surrounding rock
What happens to a rocks that are pushed under earths surface and become hotter and experience more pressure?
They become exposed to deformation, in a process called metamorphism.
Where are rocks exposed to more wind rain and ice?
Rocks in higher elevation :)!
Does a larger surface area makes diffusion happen more quickly?
yes. Lets for example take a potato cube put in a jar of water. if the potato cube has a large surface area, then more of its surface will be exposed to water molecules, meaning that more can diffuse into it more quickly.
What is the relationship between surface area and weathering rate?
The rate of weathering also depends on the surface area that is exposed. Mechanical weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces. As the pieces get smaller, their surface area increases. When this happens, there is more total surface area available for chemical weathering. The result is that weathering has more of an effort on smaller particles.
When rocks break into smaller pieces the exposed surface area?
Increases. Like coffee beans, when broken up, more facets, edges, and surface area is exposed, allowing more air, water, etc to come into contact with the rock. Take an orange, then scribble all over it, covering all the surface. Now cut it in two. You now have more area to cover. Color it. Cut each half into half again. even more area has been exposed. color it. Each time more breaks occur, the surface area keeps increasing. (Hope the analogy helps...)
What is a nonconformities?
Nonconformity - n, In geology, an erosional surface on igneous and/or metamorphic rocks that is overlain by younger sedimentary rocks. The erosion surface indicates that the older igneous and metamorphic rocks once were exposed at the surface. Subsequently, they moved downward, were covered with water, and became the foundation for deposits of younger sediemntary rocks.An nonconformity is a specoial case of the more general term unconformity, which is any discontinuity in the stratratigraphic record.
