Freeze-thaw is an example of what type of weathering?

Answer 1

The process of which freeze-thaw or physical weathering takes place is rather simple.

Firstly, water would get into cracks on a rock or hard material, and overnight, it would freeze.

Secondly, because when water freezes, it expands, it therefore forces itself further into the rock; the crack is made larger.

Lastly, this would created more space inside the rock, for more water to end up inside, and join in with the freeze-thaw, until finally, the rock would break.

Answer 2

Freeze-thaw weathering is the process in which water continually seeps through cracks and in the process freezes and expands, eventually leading the rock to break apart.

Answer 3

Freeze-thaw weathering involves WATER.

Answer 4

crack in a rock water gets in freezes at night when it is very cold and melts during the day causing an expansion which increases the size of the crack this happens over a very long time.

Answer 5

in small cracks in rock which ends up as large crack

Answer 6

Mechanical weathering.

or

Physical Weathering.

Answer 7

ice wedging, i think

Answer 8

physical