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What are the different types of weathers?
Mechanical weathering, Biological weathering and Chemical weathering.
What is it called when rocks break down without changing in chemical composition chemical weathering oxidation leaching or mechanical weathering?
The only one from the list above that does not involve some form of chemical change is mechanical weathering.
Compare and contrast mechanical weathering and chemical weathering?
Mechanical weathering provides fresh surfaces for attack by chemical processes, and chemical weathering weakens the rock so that it is more susceptible to mechanical weathering.
Mechanical weathering or erosion is more rapid in what type of climate?
There are many types of mechanical weathering, some due to climatic conditions, some not. Excluding non-climatic causes, mechanical weathering such as plant root growth, would be assisted by tropical conditions which encourage plant growth and root hydraulics. In desert regions, weathering is more rapid under conditions of high wind, which causes abrasion of rock surfaces. In areas that experience hot/cold alternating temperatures, frost wedging and thermal stress will contribute to rapid mechanical weathering. The type of rock being exposed to agents of mechanical weathering would also play a part in the speed at which the weathering takes place, as some rock varieties are more easily mechanically weathered than others.
What physical processes produce fertile soil?
Some of the physical processes that can produce fertile soil are the various types of rock weathering. There is mechanical weathering and thermal weathering that causes rocks to break down into soil particles.
What are the different types of weathers?
Mechanical weathering, Biological weathering and Chemical weathering.
What is it called when rocks break down without changing in chemical composition chemical weathering oxidation leaching or mechanical weathering?
The only one from the list above that does not involve some form of chemical change is mechanical weathering.
What are some characteristics of mechanical?
Mechanical weathering is when rocks are worn away by physical action, ex: a river running past.
Compare and contrast mechanical weathering and chemical weathering?
Mechanical weathering provides fresh surfaces for attack by chemical processes, and chemical weathering weakens the rock so that it is more susceptible to mechanical weathering.
Animal burrows dug in rock that let in water and air chemical or mechanical?
Plant growth is both a chemical and mechanical process. The roots secrete mild acids that dissolve minerals in rocks, and the plant's roots and stems can increase in size and force rocks apart inside cracks and crevices.
What are some bronght wethering of rock?
Mechanical and chemical factors are some of the factors that bring about the weathering of the rocks.
Does a cold climate help mechanical weathering?
No. mechanical weathering is the breaking and separating of rock or other materials. In order for mechanical weathering to occur you need water or some kind of mass movement. the only erosional agent which works with mechanical weathering are creep and solifluction, but mechanical weathering itself cannot happen because if it is too cold the frost wedging cannot happen becasue the water would freeze in contact and would not expand
Mechanical weathering or erosion is more rapid in what type of climate?
There are many types of mechanical weathering, some due to climatic conditions, some not. Excluding non-climatic causes, mechanical weathering such as plant root growth, would be assisted by tropical conditions which encourage plant growth and root hydraulics. In desert regions, weathering is more rapid under conditions of high wind, which causes abrasion of rock surfaces. In areas that experience hot/cold alternating temperatures, frost wedging and thermal stress will contribute to rapid mechanical weathering. The type of rock being exposed to agents of mechanical weathering would also play a part in the speed at which the weathering takes place, as some rock varieties are more easily mechanically weathered than others.
What is the natural process that causes rock to breakdown?
Weathering from mechanical and chemical means is the process that causes rocks to become smaller and smaller; wind, rain, the sun, the freeze/thaw cycle, moving glaciers, chemical reactions, and gravity are some of the causes of weathering.
How are mechanical weathering and chemical weathering alike and different?
The differences are that mechanical weathering is the breaking of rock into smaller pieces by forces due to gravity, corrosion, freezing (dilatation of the material) and melting of water, plant roots, or other forces. (The mechanical does it physically)So then chemical weathering is the changing of materials in a rock by chemical processes, for example acidic rains action, solubility of some components, chemical reactions, thermal decomposition, etc.
Why do some places have more weathering and erosion than other?
I really do not know!
What physical processes produce fertile soil?
Some of the physical processes that can produce fertile soil are the various types of rock weathering. There is mechanical weathering and thermal weathering that causes rocks to break down into soil particles.
