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Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, biota and waters. Weathering occurs in situ, or "with no movement", and thus should not be confused with erosion, which involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, ice, wind, and gravity.
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What kind of plant causes mechanical weathering of a rock?
any plant
Is moss chemical or mechanical weathering?
Moss is biological weathering, actually, because it involves a plant.
Freezing and thawing plant roots exfliation and are all examples of what process?
Physical weathering or mechanical weathering.
Which of these are not Not a source pf mechanical weathering?
Precipitation (source of chemical weathering) Plant roots (source of chemical weathering) Freezing and thawing (source of mechanical weathering) Human activities (source of mechanical weathering)
How can nature change the rock cycle?
By weathering and erosion. The types of weathering used is:physical weathering- when a plant grows inside a rock and the roots break it apart; abrasion- mechanical weathering - erosion- and chemical weathering - acid rain, water weathering and erosion.
What is plant waethering?
Plant weathering is when seeds drop in rock/germinate the rock will expand in width.
Do plant roots cause mechanical weathering?
Yes, plant roots can cause mechanical weathering by exerting pressure on rocks as they grow and expand, leading to the breakdown of the rock material. This process is known as root wedging and can contribute to the disintegration of rocks over time.
Plant roots that force cracks in rocks are an agent of what?
mechanical weathering
What could be a source of chemical weathering?
a coal fired power plant.
What weathering acid produced by some plant root?
weak acid
Physical weathering example?
Like plant-roots,wind,and temperature.
What kind of weathering does not alter the chemical composition of the rock?
mechanical weathering (by wind or water or perhaps tenacious plant roots or human activities)
