Our globe has many distinct types of climates. Climates are classified according to the average yearly precipitation (wet vs. dry) and the average temperature (cold, temperate, and hot). These classifications result from environments such as tundras, grasslands, deserts, deciduous woods, boreal forests, and the tropics. Because of the differences in temperature and humidity, each of these places has a distinct weathering.

Wait. What exactly is weathering?

Weathering is the weather's breakdown of the earth's rocks (rocks, minerals, crystals, mountain ranges, cliffs, and so on). It is the disintegration of rocks caused by air, water in the air, and wind. Weathering may be classified into two sorts

Weathering through mechanical means

Mechanical weathering does not affect the properties of the earth's rocks or minerals. If the rock was granite before weathering, it is still granite after weathering. It simply grows smaller and smaller. There are several reasons for this kind of weathering. Temperature fluctuations induce expansion and contraction in rocks, resulting in fissures. Water may freeze on a rock or inside a crack in a rock. When the water freezes, it expands and pushes the rock apart. The water melts and fills up with additional water. It freezes and grows once again. Plants growing in rock fissures enlarge the fractures as they develop. Deflation. Small bits of silt may be picked up by air and carried to other locations. The wind-blown silt gradually erodes the rock. Abrasion is the hammering of the rock against the sediment in the air. Water may pound on rock, breaking off little fragments.

Weathering caused by chemicals

Chemical weathering alters the chemical makeup of a rock or mineral. MgSO4 is no longer MgSO4 following chemical weathering. The finished result differs from the initial point. Chemical weathering, like mechanical weathering, has a multitude of reasons. The oxygen content of the air we breathe is around 21%. Airborne oxygen may interact with rocks or replace an element in a mineral to form a new rock or mineral. Living creatures that grow atop rocks often produce acids that dissolve the rock. Water reacts with airborne particles such as volcanic gases and industrial pollutants to form acids. Acids dissolve rock and alter its chemical makeup. Outdoor sculptures are often weathered.

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Chemical and mechanical weathering may coexist.

Chemical weathering may accelerate physical weathering, while physical weathering can accelerate chemical weathering. Perform this little experiment to demonstrate this to yourself. Please take three glasses. Fill two of the cups with water. Fill all three cups with sweets. Without water, label the glass "Control." The following glass should be labelled "just chemical weathering." The third glass should be labelled "chemical and physical weathering." Swirl the glass labelled chemical and physical weathering for a minute. Allow all of the glasses to rest. Return after twenty minutes to see which candies have disintegrated the most. While the sweets in the "chemical alone" glass dissolved little, the candies in the physical and chemical glass dissolved much more.

Back to the weather.

Weathering patterns vary according to climate.

When it is sufficient to water, chemical weathering occurs more quickly. This is due to two factors. First, the water reacts with air particles to form acid. Second, moist places have more living things, and living things create acids. Chemical weathering is also accelerated by higher temperatures, which accelerates chemical reactions. Physical weathering, such as water freezing in rock fissures, thawing, and re-freezing, needs low temperatures and water.

Cold and moist conditions encourage mechanical weathering, whereas hot and wet conditions favor chemical weathering. Because the polar tundra is cold and dry, little chemical weathering occurs. Ton the other hand, the rain woods re hot and humid, and chemical weathering thrives there.