Question

1. In which type of climate would the rate of chemical weathering be the greatest?​

Answer 1

Th rate of weathering is the greatest at typical hot and wet climate.

Explanation:

Affect of Climate of Weathering:

Breaking down of rocks and stones into silt and sediments due to physical, chemical and biological factors. The process of weathering primarily depends upon the climate and temperature.

It has been seen that the weathering occurs faster in the regions with hot and wet climate such as the equatorial regions where rocks rapidly breaks down into soil and sediments. On the flip side, it's been observed that cold and dry climate regions show a lower rate of weathering.

The prime reason of increased weathering in hot and wet climates is the production of weak acids inside the rocks due to the reaction between Carbon di-oxide, water, air and minerals present in the rocks. This makes the rocks fragile and weak and hence, break them down into silts and sediments in the fastest rate as compared in the cold and dry regions.