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They contribute to mechanical and chemical weathering?
Weathering refers to the disintegration and decomposition of rocks. Pressure, temperature, acid rain, water, ice and wind all contribute to mechanical and chemical weathering.
What do mechanical and chemical weathering have in common?
What mechanical and chemical weathering have in common is they both break rocks down into smaller and smaller pieces. Eventually the weathered rock will be eroded.
Water causes what type of weathering?
Water causes mechanical and chemical weathering.
Does salt on a sidewalk cause mechanical or chemical weathering to the sidewalk?
Chemical, the sodium in the salt exchanges with calcium in the concrete. The chemical products are all water soluble and the surface of the sidewalk washes away.
Why is physical weathering also known as mechanical weathering?
Physical weathering is caused by elements of nature. It is known as mechanical weathering to distinguish it from the other types of weathering namely chemical and biological. It occurs mechanically, by the breakdown due to natural components.
Is moss mechanical weathering?
no
Is moss that grows on rock chemical or mechanical weathering?
The moss that grows on rocks is considered a form of mechanical weathering. The roots of the moss penetrate the cracks and crevices in the rock, causing physical breakdown through expansion and contraction as the moss grows and shrinks. This process eventually breaks down the rock into smaller fragments.
Is acid chemical weathering or mechanical weathering?
chemical
Is animal action mechanical or chemical weathering?
Chemical weathering
What is antonym for mechanical weathering?
The antonym for mechanical weathering is chemical weathering. Chemical weathering is the breakdown of rocks and minerals through chemical reactions, while mechanical weathering is the physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition.
What are the two main types of weathering?
The two main types of weathering are mechanical weathering and chemical weathering. Mechanical weathering involves physically breaking down rocks into smaller pieces, while chemical weathering involves the alteration of rock composition through chemical reactions.
How are weathering and chemical weathering related?
mechanical weathering and chemical weathering are related because their both are types of weathering
What is the main thing that mechanical weathering accomplishes that makes chemical weathering more efficient?
Mechanical weathering increases the surface area that can be attacked by chemical weathering.
Which of these are not Not a source pf mechanical weathering?
Precipitation (source of chemical weathering) Plant roots (source of chemical weathering) Freezing and thawing (source of mechanical weathering) Human activities (source of mechanical weathering)
Do tornadoes cause mechanical or chemical weathering?
Mechanical.
Is Rounding pebbles is chemical or mechanical weathering?
It is mechanical.
Are plants a factor in mechanical or chemical weathering?
mechanical
