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List and explain three of the factors that determine how quickly rock is weathered

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BiologiaMagister

So here are some factors:

- Height: the lower to the ground, the more particles wind carries, which is where we'll notice weathering the most.

- Type: there are different types of rocks, each of them with a different hardness, and the harder a rock, the more difficult it'll be to weather.

- Location climate: a rock in a place with weak winds and not that much rain will take longer to weather.



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BioTeacher101

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Weathering breaks down and loosens the surface minerals of rock so they can be transported away by agents of erosion such as water, wind, and ice.

The factors that determines how quickly are:

  • CLIMATE: The amount of water in the air and the temperature of an area are both part of an area's climate.
  • Moisture speeds up chemical weathering. Weathering occurs fastest in hot, wet climates. It occurs very slowly in hot and dry climates.
  • Rainfall and temperature can affect the rate in which rocks weather. Minerals in a rock buried in soil will therefore break down more rapidly than minerals in a rock that is exposed to air.