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Water can easily get into the rock and when the water freezes it expands cracking the rock so more water can enter and break up the rock.
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∙ 13y agobecause of the contents in it
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∙ 12y agoas water seeps through the spaces in the rock , it removes dissolved material formed by weathering.
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∙ 12y agoWater can get into it.
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∙ 10y agoWater can get into the rock.
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∙ 10y agobecause i dont no good answer right
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How do impermeable surfaces affect infiltration?
A rock that has high porosity is not permeable if the pores or fractures are not connected. The larger and better shorted the particles are, the more permeable the rock or sediment tends to be. Because of this characteristic composition, clay is essentially impermeable, which means that water cannot flow through it.
Which term describes a material that is full of tiny connected air spaces?
a rock that is full of tiny, connected air spaces is PERMEABLE
What is the main thing rocks are identified by?
Rocks and Minerals can be identified and distinguished by their distinctive texture, structure, and chemistry.
What type of fossil fuel is in the form of a soft rock and easily burns?
coal
What gas is a major cause of chemical weathering?
I believe you're referring to sulfuric acid, which is in acid rain.
Does groundwater stop moving downward when it meets a preamble rock?
idk... i need to know too. someone please help. my guess is no.... because permeable rock is rock that can be easily passed through.
Is a rock that weathers very slowly because it is not a porous rock material?
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Do the minerals that make up a rock determine how fast it weathers?
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.
How weathers chemically weathers rock?
Oxygen in the air and acids.
What type of rock weathers the fastest?
Sedimentary rock weathers the fastest and easiest
What conclusion would you get from least permeable rock and most permeable rock?
rock type
Are Aquifers rock layers?
Aquifers are permeable layers of rock that have non permeable layers of rock under them so water remains in the permeable layers
What rock weathers very slowly?
igneous rock
Why doesn't pumice or obsidian turn into a metamorphic rock?
Pumice and obsidian are both forms of volcanic glass, which weathers away fairly easily.
Why does permeable rock break down more quickly than not permeable rock?
PERMEABLE means:that a material is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it. The spaces increase the suface area of the rock. ANSWER:because since water goes through the air pockets it erodes the rock quicker than less permeable rock because it has less air pockets.
What is a permeable rock and why does it weather easily?
Porous rocks weather more easily for different reasons:Many porous rocks are made from softer materials, thus being more easily weatheredPorous rocks, by definition, tend to have lots of spaces in them where, on a microscopic or even macroscopic level, areas of the rock are not connected on all sides to other rock. As a result, there is less resistance to fracture or other separationsWater can infiltrate porous rocks and dissolve from the inside as well as the outside - even if only very slowlyBecause water can infiltrate porous rocks, they can be fractured from within when the water freezes
Why do you think acid precipitation weathers rocks faster than normal precipitation?
Because there is acid in this precipitation than normal precipitation so it weathers the Rock alot faster because acid is very strong
