EARTH SCIENCE
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a wet climate in which temperatures remain below freezing
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a wet climate in which temperatures alternate from below freezing to above freezing
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a dry climate in which temperatures remain below freezing
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a dry climate in which temperatures alternate from below freezing to above freezing
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. A wet climate in which temperatures alternate between below freezing to above freezing has the greatest amount of rock weathering caused by frost action.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cold climates tend to have more physical weathering. Hot & humid climates have the greatest amount of chemical weathering.
Detailed explanation-3: -Weathering occurs fastest in hot, wet climates. It occurs very slowly in hot and dry climates. Without temperature changes, ice wedging cannot occur.
Detailed explanation-4: -High temperatures and greater rainfall increase the rate of chemical weathering. 2. Rocks in tropical regions exposed to abundant rainfall and hot temperatures weather much faster than similar rocks residing in cold, dry regions.
Detailed explanation-5: -A warm, wet climate will produce the highest rate of weathering. The warmer a climate is, the more types of vegetation it will have and the greater the rate of biological weathering (Figure below). This happens because plants and bacteria grow and multiply faster in warmer temperatures.