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A landslide would be mechanical action, but I don't know if it would be construed as a weathering process. A landslide occurs when enough water percolates through the soil as to actually fill the micro empty pores of the soil structure to actually suspend the soil slightly and make it somewhat buoyant. Water is almost as heavy as soil, so if the water can be retained in the soil long enough the soil becomes buoyant and soil particles are surrounded by a water envelope. With the assistance of gravity the now buoyant particles with very little friction can slide to the point of lowest potential energy, which is generally at the bottom of a grade.
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It's both. Water wears away the rock as well as dissolving salts (both of these are physical) and it also reacts with some compounds and alters them (chemical). I would say that by far the greatest weathering effect of water is physical.
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∙ 11y agoRunning water is an example of mechanical (or physical) weathering.
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∙ 15y agoI think it's a mechanical
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What are 2 examples of mechanical and chemical weathering?
One example of chemical weathering is acid rain another is acid fog. An example of mechanical weathering is water eroding away mountains or water creating a river. by.....
What are the 2 main types of weathering?
The two main types of weathering are physical weathering and chemical weathering. Physical weathering involves water, wind and dust scraping away at rocks, while chemical weathering involves chemicals, usually acids, breaking down the rock.
Compare and contrast mechanical weathering and chemical weathering?
Mechanical weathering provides fresh surfaces for attack by chemical processes, and chemical weathering weakens the rock so that it is more susceptible to mechanical weathering.
Is leaves decaying in the forest a mechanical weathering?
Is repeated freezing and thawing of water that cracks rocks
The largest canyons and deepest valleys were created by?
by running water and chemical weathering :)
Halite in rocks dissolving in water is a mechanical or chemical weathering?
it is chemical weathering
What contribute to mechanical and chemical weathering?
Mechanical weathering includes abrading or crushing. Chemical weathering includes dissolution in water or acid rain. Oxidation and reduction reactions can also cause chemical weathering.
Explain the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering?
In chemical weathering, there is a chemical reaction that causes weathering. Mechanical weathering is caused by fire, abrasions of water along a surface, animals, or freezing and thawing.
Is halite dissolving in water mechanical wethering?
No, chemical because it involves water and water is a subject of Chemical Weathering not Mechanical.
Is oxygen mechanical or chemical weathering?
I Believe it is chemical weathering because oxidation is chemical and involves oxygen and water
What is the process that breaks down rocks chemically?
It's called chemical weathering. Think acid rain.
What are 2 examples of mechanical and chemical weathering?
One example of chemical weathering is acid rain another is acid fog. An example of mechanical weathering is water eroding away mountains or water creating a river. by.....
Water causes what type of weathering?
Water causes mechanical and chemical weathering.
Would minerals dissolving in water be a form of mechanical or chemical weathering?
Chemical.
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 is the differences of chemical and mechanical weathering?
Mechanical weathering is the breaking down of rock without chemical reaction.Mechanical weathering is also when water gets into the cracks of the rocks and makes the rocks expand.Like ice wedging.while chemical weathering changes the rocks by chemicals.
What are the 2 main types of weathering?
The two main types of weathering are physical weathering and chemical weathering. Physical weathering involves water, wind and dust scraping away at rocks, while chemical weathering involves chemicals, usually acids, breaking down the rock.
