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Yes. This can happen by wearing away of soil, gravel,ect. This process is called EROSION.
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Is water a cause of physical weathering or chemical weathering?
It is a cause of both.
Is water freezing in cracks in a rock a physical weathering?
it is a physical weathering.
Weathering that does not cause chemical changes is called?
It is classified as physical or mechanical weathering.
Physical weathering is the type of weathering in which only a materials size or shape is changed?
Yes. Physical weathering is erosion caused by wind, dust, rain, flowing water, collapses, impacts, freezing/thawing, or glaciers.
How the agents of weathering physical cause the breakdown of rocks?
The physical weathering agents are basically the water and wind. But the rocks decay mostly because of wind. Wind blows continuously for ages and the rocks that stand in the way get decayed in the long run.
Is water a cause of physical weathering or chemical weathering?
It is a cause of both.
What are factors that cause physical weathering?
factors that cause weathering are erosion and water
Which can cause physical weathering?
the water erosian and tsumamies and floods
What type of weathering is water?
If you meant weathering that is caused by water; physical weathering is the answer.
Is water freezing in cracks in a rock a physical weathering?
it is a physical weathering.
Does chemical weathering involve water?
Chemical weathering does not involve water, that is physical weathering
Do mountain rocks cause chemical or mechanical weathering?
No, they don't. Rocks don't cause weathering at all. They are the things which get weathered.
How can turtles cause physical weathering?
They loosen the soil and this allows more water to get into the rocks underground
What other thing can cause physical weathering besides the process of thawing and freezing?
water; wind
What can cause physical weathering?
nothing
Is ice a cause of physical weathering?
no
Is a crack that expands because of water physical weathering?
If water freezes in the crack and expands, that would be physical weathering.
