Small rocks weather more quickly than large rocks because their surface area is thinner and it takes more time because there larger
Igneous rocks with large crystals are called intrusive rocks, formed from magma cooling slowly beneath the Earth's surface, allowing for large crystals to form. Igneous rocks with small crystals are called extrusive rocks, formed from lava cooling quickly on the Earth's surface, resulting in small crystals due to rapid cooling.
Small rocks have less mass and surface area compared to large rocks, which allows forces like weathering and erosion to act more efficiently and quickly break them down. Additionally, small rocks may experience more frequent impacts and movements due to their size, further accelerating the wear and tear process.
Igneous rocks can have both small and large crystals, depending on how quickly they cool. If an igneous rock cools slowly beneath the Earth's surface, it can form large crystals, while rapid cooling at the Earth's surface or in an eruption can result in small or no visible crystals.
It is true that lava cools quickly and forms minerals with small crystals.
Small pieces of clay. The totality of the clay minerals present in small pieces of clay would be washed away more quickly than the totality of the clay minerals present in the large blocks of clay. Granite, large pieces or small, would weather more slowly than clay.
Small rocks have a larger surface-to-volume ratio , and are therefore more quickly weathered compared to a large rock with a lower surface-to-volume ratio.
Igneous rocks with large crystals are called intrusive rocks, formed from magma cooling slowly beneath the Earth's surface, allowing for large crystals to form. Igneous rocks with small crystals are called extrusive rocks, formed from lava cooling quickly on the Earth's surface, resulting in small crystals due to rapid cooling.
fine grained rock will weaher faster thatn the course grained rock
Small rocks have less mass and surface area compared to large rocks, which allows forces like weathering and erosion to act more efficiently and quickly break them down. Additionally, small rocks may experience more frequent impacts and movements due to their size, further accelerating the wear and tear process.
Small rocks have a larger surface-to-volume ratio , and are therefore more quickly weathered compared to a large rock with a lower surface-to-volume ratio.
If lava cools quickly, the minerals don't have as much time to form crystals, so the crystals do not become very large. Igneous rocks that cooled quickly and have small crystals are described as "aphanitic" igneous rocks.
Igneous rocks can have both small and large crystals, depending on how quickly they cool. If an igneous rock cools slowly beneath the Earth's surface, it can form large crystals, while rapid cooling at the Earth's surface or in an eruption can result in small or no visible crystals.
It is true that lava cools quickly and forms minerals with small crystals.
Small pieces of clay. The totality of the clay minerals present in small pieces of clay would be washed away more quickly than the totality of the clay minerals present in the large blocks of clay. Granite, large pieces or small, would weather more slowly than clay.
Your question is OK but it is a bit too general to help you with an answer. For instance: A cliff will crumble to produce small and large rocks. A stony desert surface will have small and large rocks present on it. A river bed will have small and large rock in it. A moraine is comprised of small and large rocks. A beach is comprised of small and large rocks. And there are many many more possible answers. However, I feel that you want a specific answer and for this you would need to ask your question a bit more precisely.
No. Intrusive igneous rocks have large crystals because they cool slowly.
Extrusive rocks do cool quickly because either the crystals in the rock are very small or there are no crystals at all.