No. You can weather all sorts of plastics and rubber with exposure to sunlight (UV rays). Ozone will also weather most plastics and rubber.
That would be oxidation.
Mechanical weathering does not require the presence of water. This process involves the physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces through factors like temperature changes, frost action, and wind abrasion.
Mass wasting and physical weathering usually require water as the presence of water can increase the likelihood of slope failure and mechanical breakdown of rocks. Chemical weathering can also be facilitated by water as it helps dissolve minerals and facilitate chemical reactions that break down rocks.
Water can cause both chemical and physical weathering. In chemical weathering, water can react with minerals in rocks to break them down into new substances. In physical weathering, water can seep into cracks in rocks, freeze, and expand, creating pressure that breaks the rock apart.
Ice wedging is physical weathering. As water freezes it grows, so when water flows into cracks or holes and then freezes it causes the water to expand, which brakes apart whatever it seeped into.
That would be oxidation.
Mechanical weathering does not require the presence of water. This process involves the physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces through factors like temperature changes, frost action, and wind abrasion.
Mass wasting and physical weathering usually require water as the presence of water can increase the likelihood of slope failure and mechanical breakdown of rocks. Chemical weathering can also be facilitated by water as it helps dissolve minerals and facilitate chemical reactions that break down rocks.
If you meant weathering that is caused by water; physical weathering is the answer.
It is a cause of both.
Water can cause both chemical and physical weathering. In chemical weathering, water can react with minerals in rocks to break them down into new substances. In physical weathering, water can seep into cracks in rocks, freeze, and expand, creating pressure that breaks the rock apart.
Ice wedging is physical weathering. As water freezes it grows, so when water flows into cracks or holes and then freezes it causes the water to expand, which brakes apart whatever it seeped into.
Since you did not specify which types of weathering you meant (necessary for this question to properly be answered), I will just summarize a bit of basic information on weathering and try to answer as best as I can in the most general sense.There are three general types of weathering: mechanical (sometimes called physical), chemical, and biological. Chemical weathering entails the alteration of the chemical and mineralogical composition of the weathered material. Physical weathering is the breakdown of mineral or rock material by entirely mechanical methods. Biological weathering involves the disintegration of rock and mineral due to the chemical and/or physical agents of an organism.Chemical types can be caused by processes that require water (such as hydrolysis, or carbonation - when there is formation of carbonic acid from carbon dioxide and water). Physical types contain processes that may not, though. For example, a type of physical weathering is abrasion, which is when there are collisions that can be caused by wind (although it can also be caused by water or ice). Sometimes biological weatheringdoes not require water - such as when particles fracture because of animal burrowing or due to pressure being exerted by growing roots.
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Yes, solution weathering does require water. This type of weathering occurs when minerals are dissolved in water, which chemically reacts with the rock and breaks it down over time. Water plays a crucial role in facilitating the movement of dissolved substances in solution weathering processes.
Yes, water freezing in cracks in a rock is a form of physical weathering called frost wedging. As water freezes, it expands, putting pressure on the rock and causing it to break apart over time.