What is the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering?

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What is the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering?

2006-07-29 12:40:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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Mechanically weathered rock sediments have the same chemical composition as they had when they were a part of the rock they weathered from.

Chemically weathered rock sediments have been changed chemically as they weathered and have a different composition than the rock they weathered from.

2006-07-29 13:10:59 · answer #1 · answered by math guru 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2006-07-29 19:43:22 · answer #2 · answered by cyclist_46 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋