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They wear away more rapidly than marble because the metamorphic rocks are very hard and sturdy.
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What is the name of the marble building located at 200 E Randolph St in Chicago?
This is the Aon Center, formerly the Amoco Building, and originally the Standard Oil Building. It's actually now faced with granite, since the original marble cladding began coming away from the structure. The entire tower was reclad a few years back. According to a docent at the Chicago Architectural foundation, marble was well known not to withstand the extremes of Chicago temperatures. However, the wife of the company president thought that marble would be pretty, so marble it was. Regardless, the building is a fine example of the International School of architecture, has an incredible courtyard and fountain at the base, and some great public sculpture including John Kearney's Deer.
Can you prevent a bullet from hitting you by kicking it if someone shoots you?
This is impossible for a human to do. You would have to move at such a speed that the velocity of the bullet would no longer be a threat. Difficult to explain, however you would have to be able to move faster than the bullet. If you could move faster than the bullet, you would have to hit it from the correct angle to change its course. Almost like kicking it away from a 45 or 90 degree angle. If you have ever tried to swat a fly, you have to be faster than the fly. You must be faster than a bullet. Mythbusters, a television show on the Discovery Network in the US, has done this with trying to swat a bullet away. They used a robot to attempt to swat bullets and even to catch them in the teeth. There was just no way that the human body can react that fast. They were able to demonstrate that it is fully possible to catch an arrow shot at one, but even this was a pretty low success rate.
According to Hubble's law what do the farthest galaxies in the universe appear to be doing?
Receding from each other faster the farther away they are. He saw they were "red shifted" and the red shift was greater the farther away the galaxy was. This mean that the Universe is expanding.
Does Every Galaxy Merge Eventually?
The answer to this is we do not know but it looks unlikely.The expansion of the universe appears to be speeding up. Local Galaxies might merge into larger galaxies but these galaxies will expand faster and faster away from each other.
How does weathering affect the taj mahal?
Pollution mainly effects the Taj mahal. It eats away at the Marble and some of the Taj mahal had to be replaced because of this. Look up the effects on the Taj Mahal from pollution to find out more.
What are the two rocks that wear away the quickest from chemical weathering?
Limestone and marble.
What chemical weathers marble an limestone?
It is called Carbon dioxide.
What does dilute hydrochloric acid do to limestone?
when acid is on limestone to start with there would be a continues fizz. After time acid would were slowly chip and were away the rock.
How does acid rain affect limestone structures?
Acids have a corrosive effect on limestone or marble buildings or sculptures. It is well established that either wet or dry deposition of sulfur dioxide significantly increases the rate of corrosion on limestone, sandstone, and marble. sulfur dioxide plus water makes sulfurous acid.
What is the word that can make limestone rocks slowly dissolve away?
That would be erosion.
How could you separate a mixture of rice and marbles?
If we're talking about normal rice-sized rice and standard glass marbles, it's not much of a problem; it would be like separating horses from cats. So let's suppose the "marbles" are chips of metamorphic limestone, cunningly carved to resemble grains of rice. 1. Since rice is less dense that marble, we could irrigate (flush with water) the rice-marble mixture. At some velocity, the rice would be washed away while the marble would remain. 2. We could just a stream of air the same way. 3. We could expose the mixture to a colony of ants, who would carry away the rice and leave the marble.
What kind of rocks are most affected by acid rain?
Rocks containing calcium carbonate (Ca CO3), example limestone, tend to weather easily. The acid rain reacts with this component in sedimentary rocks and weaken the bonds between its constituent minerals, making it more susceptible to breaking away from the original portion.
What is the architectural material of Notre Dame Cathedral?
water, bricks, clay, stone and loads of materials....... Water, bricks, mud, stone, clay bones, clay, some salt to get away animals, paint, wall paper, marble whatever that cums to mind. umm no u idiot the building was constructed out of marble.
What is the chemical that can wear away limestone?
H2O Yes water is a chemical and it can wear away limestone.
Does limestone keep snakes away?
No, it has no properties that would repel snakes.
What chemical causes limestone and marble to wear away?
It's the process that causes caves to form, and gargoyles to deteriorate from Europe's great cathedrals. Water that is slightly acidic will contain small amounts of carbonic and/or sulfuric acid. This reacts with the calcium carbonate that makes up limestone to release carbon dioxide.
How is limestone worn away?
by erosion
