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Which substance has the greatest effect on the rate of weathering of rock?
wind, water and ice has the greatest effect on weathering of rock
What is the rock that is most resistant to weathering is?
It is generally considered to be granite, which will stand centuries of weathering.
What physical characteristics of the bedrock is responsible for the oldest rock remaining at the highest elevation?
the minerals its contains and their resistance to weathering
What physical characteristics of bedrock is responsible for the oldest rock remaining at the highest elevation?
the minerals its contains and their resistance to weathering
What are the most important factors that determine the rate of weathering rock?
The most important factors that determine the rate of weathering rock are the composition and fabric of the rocks and the physical and chemical environment to which the surface of the rock is exposed.
What characteristic most determines a rock's resistance to weathering?
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Which substance has the greatest effect on the rate of weathering of rock?
wind, water and ice has the greatest effect on weathering of rock
What force causes rock to change to a new substance?
Weathering
What are propertys of rock?
Hardness, resistance to weathering, texture, mineral composition, color, and porosity.
What part of a rock does weathering attack most rapidly?
The most rapid weathering occurs at the sharp edges and corners of rock.
Explain the difference between chemical and physical weathering?
Chemical weathering is which makes new substances, whereas physical weathering is where rock is changed into smaller pieces of the same substance.
Why does most chemical weathering happen only on the outer surface of a rock?
Generally, the surface of a rock is the only part of the rock that the chemicals can get to, to do their weathering.
What part rocks does weathering attack most rapidly?
Weathering attacks the surface of the rock most rapidly.
What is the rock that is most resistant to weathering is?
It is generally considered to be granite, which will stand centuries of weathering.
What physical characteristics of the bedrock is responsible for the oldest rock remaining at the highest elevation?
the minerals its contains and their resistance to weathering
What physical characteristics of bedrock is responsible for the oldest rock remaining at the highest elevation?
the minerals its contains and their resistance to weathering
What are the most important factors that determine the rate of weathering rock?
The most important factors that determine the rate of weathering rock are the composition and fabric of the rocks and the physical and chemical environment to which the surface of the rock is exposed.
