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Freezing water can affect the weathering of rocks on a mountain's pinnacle because the frozen water will expand within the cracks of the rocks of the mountain's pinnacle. The ice accumulations will also grow larger which will also affect the weathering of the rocks.

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What are the 3 factors that affect weathering?

The three factors that affect weathering are mechanical weathering (physical breakdown of rocks), chemical weathering (chemical changes in rocks), and biological weathering (weathering caused by living organisms).


How does physical and chemical weathering combine to affect rocks?

Physical weathering breaks down rocks into smaller pieces, increasing their surface area exposed to chemical weathering processes. Chemical weathering alters the mineral composition of rocks, weakening them and making them more susceptible to further physical weathering. Together, physical and chemical weathering work to break down rocks into smaller particles and alter their composition over time.


Which is not a factor that affects the rates of weathering in rocks?

There are not many factors which do not affect weathering in rocks.Two factors do not affect weathering are:Wind, sea and river erosion does not have any impact. No erosive processes cause weathering directly. Glaciers, however, may influence the climate of a region to the extent that more freeze-thaw weathering occursThe rock cycle does not affect weathering. This includes all actions and movements of rocks, though uplift and fault movement may cause more exposure to weathering, which may increase the rate of weathering


How weathering and erosion affect rock?

Weathering breaks down rocks into smaller pieces, while erosion transports these pieces to new locations. Weathering can be physical (e.g. freezing and thawing) or chemical (e.g. acids dissolving minerals), weakening the rock structure. Erosion, through processes like water or wind movement, carries away the weathered rock fragments, reshaping the landscape over time.


What factors affect the rate of mechanical weathering?

Factors that affect the rate of mechanical weathering include temperature fluctuations, presence of water, wind intensity, type of rock or mineral composition, and presence of vegetation or organisms that can contribute to physical breakdown of rocks.

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How does erosion and weathering affect mountains?

it makes them smaller.


What has effected stone mountain and how?

Erosion and weathering affect many stones and mountains either way. Any more questions?


Factors that affect rates of weathering (climate)?

Two key factors affect the rates of weathering rock type and climate. Climate: is the single, most important factor that affects the rate of weathering. Chemical reactions occurs faster at higher temperatures, Warm climates favor chemical weathering, cold climates favor mechanical weathering(principally freezing and thawing), more moisture, or precipitation present, the more noticeable weathering. 


How did weathering and erosion affect the blue ridge mountains?

It can actually effect them because of the mountains, rocks and importantly the Weather. The weather can cause many effects in that place of mountains example the rocks can change shape and colour.


What are three ways that the climate factors of temperature and moisture affect rate of weathering?

The more severe the weather is, the more weathering will occur. Hot temperatures make things erode faster because of humidity while freezing will preserve them.


What are the 3 factors that affect weathering?

The three factors that affect weathering are mechanical weathering (physical breakdown of rocks), chemical weathering (chemical changes in rocks), and biological weathering (weathering caused by living organisms).


How does physical weathering affect weathering?

The rocks will into pieces.


How is surface related to weathering?

How does slope affect the rate of weathering


Would vinegar affect the freezing point?

Vinegar will not affect the freezing point of vinegar.


What factors affect the rate weathering?

Some factors that affect the rate of weathering are the type of rock, the altitude and the climate.


Does the surface area affect weathering?

No, because the weathering makes it hotter


Does Pinnacle Studios 15 have a green screen affect?

Pinnacle Studios 15 does have a green screen effect. It was originally introduced in Pinnacle 11. The green screen effect is used for the production of chroma key effects.