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Weathering brakes up rock. Erosion removes the broken up pieces.

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What kind of weathering often affects rocks that are made of different minerals?

Differential weathering occurs when rocks made of different minerals weather at different rates, resulting in uneven surfaces or shapes. This process is common in regions with varied mineral composition and can lead to the formation of unique landscapes, such as hoodoos in desert environments.


How can a sedimentary rock change into a different sedimentary rock?

by how they can used erosion and weathering


What causes ice in a crack in a rock and makes the rock split?

Ice expanding in the crack as it freezes can exert pressure and force the crack to widen, eventually causing the rock to split. This process, known as freeze-thaw weathering, is a common geological phenomenon that occurs in areas with fluctuating temperatures.


Different types of weathering?

The two main types of weathering are mechanical weathering, which physically breaks down rocks into smaller pieces without changing their composition, and chemical weathering, which alters the minerals in rocks through chemical reactions. Mechanical weathering includes processes like freeze-thaw cycles, abrasion, and root wedging, while chemical weathering can be caused by things like water, oxygen, and acid rain.


How are physical weathering and chemical weathering similar?

It would be easier to say how they are different. Both physical and chemical weathering can cause pitting, erosion of material and degradation of optical properties, making glass surfaces less reflective or transmissive.

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What types of erosions can water do?

physical weathering


Which erosions are in the Grand Canyon?

Water from the Colorado River, rain and ice as well as wind provides the erosion and weathering.


How are chemical and physical weathering different and alike?

how are physical weathering and chenical weathering alike and different


How are physical weathering and chemical weathering alike?

how are physical weathering and chenical weathering alike and different


What thing is different from erosion and weathering?

Erosion is when..................................................................................................................................................and weathering is when......................................................................................................!


Why is mechanical weathering in Michigan different from mechanical weathering in Florida?

they both have different types of rock and weather


Does weathering and erosions cause rolling plains to chage into mountains?

Weathering and erosion can contribute to the formation of mountains, but the process is more complex. Tectonic forces, such as the movement of Earth's plates, play a significant role in mountain formation by pushing rock layers upward. Over time, weathering and erosion can shape these mountains by wearing them down and creating features like valleys and peaks.


What role does mechanical weathering have on chemical weathering?

there are not there are 2 different things


What is the main cause of erosions?

Water


Are volcanos affected by erosions?

Yes


What are the similarities between biological weathering and chemical weathering?

Weathering is weathering, no matter how it occurs. Both chemical and biological weathering wear down rock. They simply go about it in different ways.


What are the similarities between chemical weathering and biological weathering?

Weathering is weathering, no matter how it occurs. Both chemical and biological weathering wear down rock. They simply go about it in different ways.