Question

How do chemical weathering rates relate to spheroidal weathering and differential weathering?

How do sheet joints form and how do they relate to exfoliation in rock?

Describe the roles of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in chemical weathering.

Why is Quartz more resistant to chemical weathering than Pyroxene?

What are the major factors that govern mechanical and chemical weathering?

What role does weathering play in governing the climate? (Hint – focus on the role of the Carbon Cycle: Box 5.1)

What are the factors that govern soil formation?

What factors govern the rates of soil erosion?

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