What is the difference between chemical weathering and physical weathering?
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What is the difference between chemical weathering and physical weathering?
Types of Weathering:
Weathering is a natural process whereby rock, soil, some plants, and human-made objects are broken down or degraded, having been in contact with the Earth's atmosphere, water/rain, wind, biological organisms, and/or chemicals. It is a process that wears rock into soil over time, produces caves and sinkholes, and builds land masses as eroded particles accumulate as sediments.
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View this answerPhysical weathering as the name suggests is weathering that breaks down the subject material without changing the chemical nature of the material....
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Chapter 26 / Lesson 1Learn the meaning of weathering. Study the 3 types of weathering and see examples of each. Find out what causes weathering and explore its impact on landforms.