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When igneous rocks are exposed on Earth's surface and undergo weathering they eventually become which rock?
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The sediments from the weathering could become part of a sedimentary rock formation.
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What is causing the breakdown of sedimentary rocks?
Sedimentary rocks, when exposed on the surface, is exposed to weathering.
How does the size of an exposed rock affect its rate of weathering-?
When rocks are larger, the surface area is more exposed making the rate of weathering greater.
What is the relationship between surface area and weathering rate?
The rate of weathering also depends on the surface area that is exposed. Mechanical weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces. As the pieces get smaller, their surface area increases. When this happens, there is more total surface area available for chemical weathering. The result is that weathering has more of an effort on smaller particles.
When does a rock have lower rate of weathering?
a rock would have a lower rate of weathering when it has more surface area exposed to weathering.
Any rock exposed at Earths surface will undergo?
The rock or rocks will undergo weathering and erosion.
Does an intrusive igneous rock sometimes become a sedimentary rock?
It can, if it is exposed at the surface and undergoes weathering, erosion, deposition, and lithification. In other words, it does not necessarily become sedimentary rock, but it could if it follows that path in the rock cycle.
What is causing the breakdown of sedimentary rocks?
Sedimentary rocks, when exposed on the surface, is exposed to weathering.
What is the relationship between surface area and weathering rate?
The rate of weathering also depends on the surface area that is exposed. Mechanical weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces. As the pieces get smaller, their surface area increases. When this happens, there is more total surface area available for chemical weathering. The result is that weathering has more of an effort on smaller particles.
How does the size of an exposed rock affect its rate of weathering-?
When rocks are larger, the surface area is more exposed making the rate of weathering greater.
When does a rock have lower rate of weathering?
a rock would have a lower rate of weathering when it has more surface area exposed to weathering.
When does weathering of rock begin?
The process of weathering (the creation of smaller rock particles from a larger rock body), begins as soon as the rock body is exposed to any cause of weathering. The weathering could start immediately in the case of extrusive igneous rock, which is formed from molten material on the surface, when acid in water chemically attacks the surface. Igneous rock underground can begin to weather simply by the erosion of the rock above it, which releases pressure on it, causing the rock body to expand and fracture.
What would happen to an igneous rock exposed at the earth s surface?
it did
What caused rock to become igneous?
Igneous rock becomes sediment due to exposure to chemical and mechanical weathering at or near the surface.
Any rock exposed at Earths surface will undergo?
The rock or rocks will undergo weathering and erosion.
What igneous rock is at the earths surface that is weathered and wears away?
Extrusive (volcanic) and exposed plutonic igneous rock.
Why can weathering can only. Occur on the surface of the earth?
Weathering can only occur on the surface of the earth because the weather is only present on the surface of the earth. The surface of the earth refers to any exposed area.
Does physical weathering increase chemical weathering?
Physical weathering breaks big rocks into little rocks and increases the surface area exposed to chemical agents, such as carbonic acid. The more the surface area, the faster the weathering.
