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Can explain two way in which weathering may be influence by rock type?
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What is the type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces?
mechanical
What is the hardest type of rock igneous metamorphic and sedimentary?
be carefull before weathering is not allowed for sedimentary.
What type of chemical weathering is most likely to affect a rock containing calcite?
Dissolution from acidic rainfall.
How long does it take for a piece of rock to break away due to freeze thaw weathering?
It would depend on the type of rock and the temperature changes involved.
What are four factors that influence the strength of a rock and how it will deform?
temperature, confining pressure, rock type, and time
Which family of rock is formed from weathering?
Clastic sedimentary rock is the usual type of rock formed from the products of rock weathering.
What type of weathering that does not change the mineral composition of a rock?
Chemical Weathering
What is weathering that does not alter the chemical composition of the rock called?
The type of weathering that does not alter the chemical composition of the rock is called physical weathering. The acid weathering usually alter the chemical composition of a rock.
The type of Weathering in which rock is Physically broken into smaller pieces?
mechanical weathering
What is a type of weathering that changes rock into one or more substances?
Chemical weathering
Which type of weathering occurs when only the size of a rock is changed?
Physical weathering
What type of weathering occurs when only the size of the rock change?
physical weathering
Which type of weathering involved water filling cracks in a rock?
Frost Weathering!
Which type of weathering causes the mineral composition of rock to change?
mechanical weathering
What are some of the factors that influence or control the mechanical and chemical weathering of rocks?
Temperature, rainfall, vegetation, animal activity, type of rock being weathered.
What Type of weathering that breaks down a rock without changing its composition?
Mechanical weathering.
What is the type of weathering that involes a chemical change in some of the minerals in a rock?
Chemical weathering
