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If there is water in the gap, it will freeze. As water expands when it freezes, the crack will be opened wider. This process is called freeze-thaw. Hope that helped!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoSheer temperature doesn't crack rocks, but water freezing within them does,
so "cold at night" is the answer.
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What are the effects of exfoliation of rocks?
when rocks expand with pressure
What do Higher temperatures cause rocks to do?
Expand
What happens to metal railroad tracks during the heat of a summer day?
The rails expand during the heat of a summer day.
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Their roots grow and expand to create pressure that wedges rocks apart.
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What happens to rocks during the day?
during the day the rocks expand
Which of theses can cause the expansion and contraction of rocks due to weathering?
Warming during the day, will expand the rock. Freezing during the night, will contract the rock.
How does heating and cooling weather the rock?
because the rocks get very hot during the day with the sun, and then go very cold very rapidly at night time. this causes the rocks to expand and break away bits at a time, this is weathering of a rock.
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when rocks expand with pressure
What type of rocks expand?
All rock can expand or contract.
What happens when rocks are cooled?
they expand
Why do rocks in the desert get so hot?
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What to high temperatures cause rocks to do?
High temperatures cause rocks to expand
What do Higher temperatures cause rocks to do?
Expand
What happens to metal railroad tracks during the heat of a summer day?
The rails expand during the heat of a summer day.
Can sun's heat expand large rocks?
yes
How will you prove that corals in aquarium are alive?
They will eat, will retract their polyps if touched, will expand during the day and shrink during the night, and they will grow.
