1. What is the difference between mechanical weathering and chemical weathering? Answer for Mechanical Weathering

Mechanical Weathering is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means.

1. Chemical Weathering

The process by which rock break down as a result of chemical reactions is called Chemical Weathering.

2.Describe the weathering processes of each Chemical weathering agent.

Common agents of Chemical Weathering are water,weak acids,and air. 1. Rain, weak acids, and air chemically weather granite.

3.Describe the weathering processes of each Mechanical Weathering agent.

Agents of Mechanical Weathering include ice,wind,water,gravity,plants and even animals. What the ice does is the alternative freezing and thawing soil and rock, called frost action,is a form of mechanical weathering.

4. What is the most important and most common agent of Chemical Weathering? Why?

The most important and most common agent of Chemical Weathering is water because if you drop a cube into a glass of water, the sugar cube will dissolve after a few minutes. This process is an example of chemical weathering.

5. What is the difference between weathering, abrasion, erosion, and deposition?

Weathering is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces,

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Question	Answer
1. What is the difference between mechanical weathering and chemical weathering? Answer for Mechanical Weathering	Mechanical Weathering is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means.
1. Chemical Weathering	The process by which rock break down as a result of chemical reactions is called Chemical Weathering.
2.Describe the weathering processes of each Chemical weathering agent.	Common agents of Chemical Weathering are water,weak acids,and air. 1. Rain, weak acids, and air chemically weather granite.
3.Describe the weathering processes of each Mechanical Weathering agent.	Agents of Mechanical Weathering include ice,wind,water,gravity,plants and even animals. What the ice does is the alternative freezing and thawing soil and rock, called frost action,is a form of mechanical weathering.
4. What is the most important and most common agent of Chemical Weathering? Why?	The most important and most common agent of Chemical Weathering is water because if you drop a cube into a glass of water, the sugar cube will dissolve after a few minutes. This process is an example of chemical weathering.
5. What is the difference between weathering, abrasion, erosion, and deposition?	Weathering is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces,

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