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What human activities may cause or contribute to chemical weathering?
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∙ 12y ago
People also weather rocks through many of their activities. To build roads, they sometimes have to blast with dynamite the large rocks along mountainsides. These rocks are broken into fragments. They dig tunnels for mining operations. They dig out large rocks and sand in large open pits called quarries. The rocks and sand that they quarry are used for construction. People build factories to manufacture the things they need. Factories release some chemicals which, when combined with water in the atmosphere, produce acid rain. Acid rain can eat into rocks and break them. Pamela S. =p
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoHuman activities affect weathering. Weathering is the breaking down of rock or soil. Some of the human activities such as strip-mining and agriculture affect weathering.
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∙ 12y agoWell rivers can cause chemical weathering, as well as water falls, and humans can hose and water plants, causing the rocks beneath to weather, and sprinklers.
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How can a river both cause a chemical and physical weathering?
Water is a major component in weathering process. Its essential for all forms of disintegration either Mechanical/Physical, Biological or Chemical. Water aids in physical weathering through alternating wetting and drying of rocks thereby leading to breaking down of the rock. It helps in chemical weathering through dissolution of chemicals in rocks such as limestone. Water is a cause of both chemical and physical weathering.
What are three causes of chemical weathering?
Chemical weathering is the dissolution, carbonation, oxidation, or hydrolysis of rock and mineral by chemical means only, mostly from reactions with water or the acids contained in rainwater.Other materials are formed in the process. Warm, tropical climates are ideal environments for chemical weathering to take place as the chemical reactions are quickened by the bountiful rain and warm temperatures. Water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, living organisms, and acid precipitation.
The actions of animals most commonly can cause the type of weathering know as?
Mechanical weathering
Where do the chemicals that cause the weathering come from?
the atmostphere
What effects do years of weathering have on a landscape?
eartsh landforms are constantly changing.rocks in earths crust are slowly being broken into smaller pieces in a process called weathering.water,ice,temperature changes,chemicals,and living things cause weathering.there are two types of weathering,physical weathering and 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.
How the human activities cause weathering of rocks and soil in logging?
I don't know.......my question is... how does erosion contribute to flooding?
How can ground water contribute tto erosion?
ground water can cause erosion through chemical weathering
What most common cause of chemical weathering?
The most common cause of chemical weathering is oxygen
What is most common cause of chemical weathering?
The most common cause of chemical weathering is oxygen
Do acids cause mechanical weathering?
No, acids cause chemical weathering.
Is water a cause of physical weathering or chemical weathering?
It is a cause of both.
What gas causes chemical weathering?
Oxygen is the major gas that is the cause chemical weathering.
What types of weathering that does not cause chemical changes?
mechanical weathering
Is carbonic acid in water an example of chemical weathering?
Carbon dioxide dissolved in water is a cause of chemical weathering.
What are the disadvantages of weathering?
The disadvantage of weathering is the deterioration of a surface.
What are two agents of chemical weathering?
There are so many agents of chemical weathering. The two main agents that cause chemical weathering are acid rain and carbon dioxide.
