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Porous rocks.
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What is in the pores of porous rocks?
Air and fluids.
What are rocks with connected pores called?
sorry about spelling - porous rocks
What is water held in pores of rocks called?
groundwater
Why do some igneous rocks have bubbles or pores and are these rocks intrusive or extrusive?
The bubbles and pores are from trapped gasses which expanded in the molten material as it neared the surface. They're usually found in extrusive igneous rocks, those that have solidified in the air or on the surface.
Do metamorphic rocks have pores?
They rarely have pores. But sometimes they get them from all the heat and pressure their put under.
What is the layer of rocks and soil with pores that contain air as well as water called?
Saturated Zone .
What is the force of expanding water in the cracks of pores and rocks an example of?
It is called pore water pressure
Water found in the cracks and pores in sand gravel and rocks below the earths surface?
groundwater
Does igneous rocks absorb water?
igneous rocks do absorb water because of all the pores ,cracks, and holes in them. The holes will absorb the water and the water will get trapped in the rock there for igneous rocks do absorb water.
What happens during ice wedging?
when water freezes, it expands. when water freezes in cracks and pores of rocks, the force of its expansion is strong enough to split the rocks apart.
How does freezingwater cause the weathering of rocks?
Water can get into fractures/joints/pores of rock, freeze, and then expand, weathering the rock.
Does a zone of saturation form when air fills the pores in rock?
No, a zone of saturation forms when water fills the pires in rocks
