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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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What are the three agents for physical mechanical weathering?
The three agents for physical mechanical weathering are ice (frost action), wind (abrasion), and water (running water).
What are the 2 main types of weathering?
The two main types of weathering are mechanical (physical) weathering and chemical weathering. Mechanical weathering involves the physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces, while chemical weathering involves the alteration of rock materials through chemical reactions.
What type of weathering is water?
If you meant weathering that is caused by water; physical weathering is the answer.
What is the name of a chemical or mechanical process in which rocks exposed to the weather are worn down by water wind or ice?
The process is called weathering, and it can be either chemical or mechanical. Chemical weathering involves the breakdown of rocks through chemical reactions with substances like water or oxygen. Mechanical weathering, on the other hand, occurs when rocks are physically broken down into smaller pieces by forces such as water, wind, or ice.
Which is most common in the desert mechanical or chemical weathering?
Chemical weathering is more common in deserts, as the dry conditions limit the amount of mechanical weathering that can occur. Chemical weathering processes such as oxidation, hydration, and dissolution are more prevalent in desert environments where water is scarce.
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.
Is halite dissolving in water mechanical wethering?
No, chemical because it involves water and water is a subject of Chemical Weathering not Mechanical.
Would minerals dissolving in water be a form of mechanical or chemical weathering?
Chemical.
Water causes what type of weathering?
Water causes mechanical and chemical weathering.
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 are the three agents for physical mechanical weathering?
The three agents for physical mechanical weathering are ice (frost action), wind (abrasion), and water (running water).
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 mechanical (physical) weathering and chemical weathering. Mechanical weathering involves the physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces, while chemical weathering involves the alteration of rock materials through chemical reactions.
What type of weathering is water?
If you meant weathering that is caused by water; physical weathering is the answer.
What is the name of a chemical or mechanical process in which rocks exposed to the weather are worn down by water wind or ice?
The process is called weathering, and it can be either chemical or mechanical. Chemical weathering involves the breakdown of rocks through chemical reactions with substances like water or oxygen. Mechanical weathering, on the other hand, occurs when rocks are physically broken down into smaller pieces by forces such as water, wind, or ice.
Which is most common in the desert mechanical or chemical weathering?
Chemical weathering is more common in deserts, as the dry conditions limit the amount of mechanical weathering that can occur. Chemical weathering processes such as oxidation, hydration, and dissolution are more prevalent in desert environments where water is scarce.
What influences both chemical weathering and mechanical weathering?
Factors such as temperature, precipitation, type of rock, vegetation cover, and human activity can influence both chemical weathering (breakdown of rocks through chemical reactions) and mechanical weathering (physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces). Temperature can affect the rate of chemical reactions, while precipitation can enhance chemical weathering by providing water for reactions and mechanical weathering by contributing to erosion. Vegetation can impact weathering by producing acids that enhance chemical weathering and by roots that can cause mechanical weathering. Human activity like construction and mining can accelerate both chemical and mechanical weathering processes.
