what helps weather the rocks in the subsoil layer?

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what helps weather the rocks in the subsoil layer?

2006-09-12 19:17:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Heating and cooling as well as seismic activity.

2006-09-12 19:22:27 · answer #1 · answered by Sleeping Troll 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Leaching by water removes minerals from soil. Water reacting with limestone (a kind of chemical weathering) creates caverns. Roots of very large trees break up rocks and soil. Freezing below the surface can crack rock.

2006-09-13 01:34:51 · answer #2 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋