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Grade 12 Science · Problem type
Mechanical or chemical weathering?
Use this for “Is frost wedging mechanical or chemical weathering? What about rust?”
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How does this break rock down?
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Mechanical weathering breaks rock into smaller pieces of the same minerals.
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Chemical weathering changes the minerals into new substances, faster where it is warm and wet.
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