Wind, water, chemical, temperature changes,
Granite weathers very slowly due to its high resistance to weathering processes. This is because granite is a hard, durable rock with a low susceptibility to chemical reactions and physical breakdown.
The rate at which rock weathers is primarily determined by climate (temperature and precipitation), the type of rock (composition and structure), and the presence of living organisms (such as plants or bacteria) that can contribute to the weathering process.
oxidation. Oxygen reacts with minerals in rocks to form oxides, which causes the rocks to break down and weather over time. Rusting of iron minerals is a common example of this process.
Rocks weather through a process called physical or chemical weathering, caused by exposure to elements such as water, wind, and temperature changes. Over time, the effects of weathering can break down rocks into smaller pieces or alter their chemical composition.
Yes, the minerals that make upa rock partially determine how fast it weathers. But while there is some truth in this statement, the answer has to be false because the environment the rock surface is exposed to also determines how fast it weathers.
Oxidation
chemical
Granite weathers very slowly due to its high resistance to weathering processes. This is because granite is a hard, durable rock with a low susceptibility to chemical reactions and physical breakdown.
Oxygen in the air and acids.
chemicals and wether
Sedimentary rock weathers the fastest and easiest
The large rock weathers. Its particles are eroded to a place of deposition. The particles are compacted and cemented together, forming a new sedimentary rock. This is a simplified explanation of the process.
The rate at which rock weathers is primarily determined by climate (temperature and precipitation), the type of rock (composition and structure), and the presence of living organisms (such as plants or bacteria) that can contribute to the weathering process.
Rocks weather due to physical changes. They can also weather as a result of chemical processes. Things that can affect the rate at which a rock weathers includes weather conditions. Rocks can decompose due to wind and water. The more intense the weather conditions, the more progressive the weathering process will be.
The rock cracks and weathers.
Water and wind are the primary weathering forces. There can also be some erosion by rock-to-rock contact, knocking pieces of the schist apart (can't remember the name for this process.
It lands on the rocks and dissolves them.