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Why chemical weathering occurs more rapidly in a rain forest than it does in a desert?
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∙ 11y ago
Because it is more humidity, so more water and also because is warmer.
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Is leaves decaying in the forest a mechanical weathering?
Is repeated freezing and thawing of water that cracks rocks
Forest habitat to become a desert?
Forest habitat to become a desert?
How is the weathering of a bare mountain peak different from the weathering of bedrock under a forest soil?
A bare mountain peak may be exposed to freeze/ thaw cycles, harsh sunlight, surface erosion by wind blown and water carried particles, and chemical weathering from acid rain. Bedrock under soil is not exposed to most weathering forces.
What biome are there?
Desert, Polar, Tundra, Forest (Deciduous, Coniferous), Chaparral.
What are the eight biomes of the earth?
Freshwater Saltwater Desert Tropical Forest Deciduous Forest Tundra Taiga Grassland
How the rates of mechanical and chemical weathering might differ in the Congolese rain forest and the Siberian steppes?
The rates of mechanical weathering does not affect anything since the chemical properties remain unchanged. Only chemical weathering affects the chemical properties of an object.
How the rates of mechanical and chemical weathering might different in the Congolese rain forest and the Siberian steppes?
The rates of mechanical weathering does not affect anything since the chemical properties remain unchanged. Only chemical weathering affects the chemical properties of an object.
Is leaves decaying in the forest a mechanical weathering?
Is repeated freezing and thawing of water that cracks rocks
Where is chemical weathering most common?
The primary agent of chemical weathering is water.
Does chemical weathering takes place fastest in the heat?
in a tropical rain forest, where the climate is hot and rainy
Forest habitat to become a desert?
Forest habitat to become a desert?
Which climate produce the most rapid chemical weathering of rock?
hot and dry
How is the weathering of a bare mountain peak different from the weathering of bedrock under a forest soil?
A bare mountain peak may be exposed to freeze/ thaw cycles, harsh sunlight, surface erosion by wind blown and water carried particles, and chemical weathering from acid rain. Bedrock under soil is not exposed to most weathering forces.
What biomes would you pass through from los angeles California to Washington dc?
the deciduous forest, desert, grassland, deciduous forest. ChaCha!
Is fern a desert plant or a forest plant?
Ferns can be found in either a forest or a desert. They are much more common in a forest, however.
What is opposite of a desert?
the forest
Can you put forest plant in desert?
no, you can not because it would not survive in desert conditions because its use to forest conditions
