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How are chemical changes affected by temperature?
Increasing the temperature increases the average speed of the reactant molecules. As more molecules move faster, the number of molecules moving fast enough to react increases, which results in faster formation of products.
Is weather a physical or chemical change?
ANSWER. The changing of weather is a chemical change.
What are some physical and chemical changes that happen outside?
Examples of chemical changes are burning, cooking, rusting, and rotting. Examples of physical changes are boiling, melting, freezing, and shredding.
What are some physical changes in materials as affected by the temperature?
When thermal energy is added to a substance, its temperature increases, which can change its state from solid to liquid (melting), liquid to gas (vaporization), or solid to gas (sublimation).
Is temperature decreasing a chemical change?
– Decreasing the temperature will cause chemical changes to occur slower.
What is physical change weather?
2. physical change is temporary and no new substance is formed while chemical change is permanent and new substance will form. 3. Like –> evaporation of water is a physical change as water only changes its physical properties and become gaseous. 4.
Is clouds forming a chemical change?
The formation of clouds is a physical change because when water evaporates in the process of evaporation it goes into air and form clouds by the process of condensation. This water goes back to earth by precipitation. This process is repeated again and again.
How are physical and chemical weathering of rocks related?
Physical, or mechanical, weathering happens when rock is broken through the force of another substance on the rock such as ice, running water, wind, rapid heating/cooling, or plant growth. Chemical weathering occurs when reactions between rock and another substance dissolve the rock, causing parts of it to fall away.
How are physical and chemical changes affecting the environment?
However, a few of the chemical and physical changes that occur daily are harmful for the environment. This project introduces four physical/chemical changes that are related to the following environmental issues: plastic decomposition, global warming, effects of acid rain, and oil spills.
How does climate affect the rate of weathering?
CLIMATE: The amount of water in the air and the temperature of an area are both part of an area’s climate. Moisture speeds up chemical weathering. Weathering occurs fastest in hot, wet climates. It occurs very slowly in hot and dry climates.
Can a living organism contribute to mechanical weathering?
Biological weathering, in which living or once-living organisms contribute to weathering, can be a part of both processes. Mechanical weathering, also called physical weathering and disaggregation, causes rocks to crumble.