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The following events are identified as chemical weathering:</u></h3>
- The minerals in a marble statue react with water to form acids and pores in the structure.
- The rocks in a region are streaked orange after being exposed to repeated rains.
<em><u>Reason: </u></em>
When the weathering process occurs due to <em>chemical reaction</em>, then it is considered as chemical weathering.
In <em>the first case</em>, minerals of marble statue are <em>reacting</em> with water to cause weathering. In the <em>second case</em>, due to the <em>acidificaion reaction</em>, the change of the color has happened after exposure to the repeated rains.
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The following events are identified as Mechanical weathering:</u></h3>
- A piece of rock crumbles after being constantly thrashed by strong waves.
- Industrial runoff forms cracks in a rocky structure in its path.
<em><u>Reason:</u></em>
When the rock is broken into simple pieces <em>without any chemical reaction </em>it is considered as mechanical weathering.
In the <em>first cause</em>, due to the <em>abrasion</em> caused by the strong waves, weathering has happened, in the <em>second case</em> industrial run off may be of varying temperature and thus may cause <em>heating or cooling</em> of the rock and causes weathering.
I think it’s the first one
Second thoughts:
I don't think doing anything in the future will be of use, because we should have already done it, and we didn't, so we have to do it now.
And what we should do is:
To find and actually use and apply new energy sources.
To do more (or less, depending on what the problem is).
To clean the mess we have done / recover the gap in the ozone layer /fix the damage that we have caused.
If you're interested:
I don't think protesting (like we're currently doing) will be of help for two simple reasons:
1. - I don't know for sure, but I don't think politicians care, like or pay attention to protests (unless it's something like the Yellow Jackets).
2. - The time we spend protesting is more valuable than we think. We should leave that aside.
Hope it helped,
BiologiaMagister
