Exfoliation is a form of physical weathering where outer layers of rock gradually peel away due to pressure release. This process is often influenced by factors like temperature changes and erosion, leading to the expansion and consequent detachment of rock layers.
It can be if it's from an acid or similar chemical. If it's due to a rubbing action, though (like those novelty soaps with the grainy texture), it's mechanical. Also, "weathering" is an odd term to use with a living organism. It's more akin to cleaning.
In Mica, exfoliation is a common form of physical weathering where thin sheets of mica peel off due to changes in pressure and temperature. In Shale, frost wedging is a common type of physical weathering where ice expands in cracks, causing the rock to break apart.
Chemical weathering does not cause physical weathering. Chemical weathering refers to the breakdown of rocks through chemical reactions, while physical weathering is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition.
An example of a non-physical weathering process is chemical weathering, where rocks are broken down by chemical reactions rather than physical forces like temperature changes or abrasion.
The differences are that mechanical weathering breaks rocks into little pieces.. Chemical weathering not only breaks the rock but dissolves it.
Therew is only to types of weathering in my knowledge and they are Mechanical and Chemical (in scientific term). Mechanical is also know as physical.
•Aeolian • •Biological weathering • •Exfoliation • •Thermal Expansion
Mechanical weathering.
It can be if it's from an acid or similar chemical. If it's due to a rubbing action, though (like those novelty soaps with the grainy texture), it's mechanical. Also, "weathering" is an odd term to use with a living organism. It's more akin to cleaning.
it is physical weathering
Is chemicals from plants chemical weathering or physical weathering
In Mica, exfoliation is a common form of physical weathering where thin sheets of mica peel off due to changes in pressure and temperature. In Shale, frost wedging is a common type of physical weathering where ice expands in cracks, causing the rock to break apart.
Physical weathering is breaking down of rocks by weather that does not change their chemical components. Chemical weathering is weathering that breaks rocks down by a chemical change.
chemical
Fog is a chemical weathering.
how are physical weathering and chenical weathering alike and different
Chemical weathering does not cause physical weathering. Chemical weathering refers to the breakdown of rocks through chemical reactions, while physical weathering is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition.