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Yes. Ice causes physical weathering by gring rock with abrasion or by freezing and thawing when ice is stuck in rock it expands putting a larger crack in the rock and when it thawes the water goes down the rock and erodes it.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhen water seeps into a rock and expands which causes the rock to spit entirely. Water usually gets into the rock when it rains.
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∙ 12y agoIce causes weathering when a droplet of water goes in crack, like on a street. Then it freezes. Over time, it starts to change. When it melts, it makes the crack bigger.
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∙ 14y agoBecause the snowis so cold and stays there a long time and then melts
then takes some of it with it.
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∙ 13y agoso try to imagine a rock . ok, now it rains , but it starts to get below 32oF causing it to crack and break. or an other way is the ice tumbles down a rock causing it to erode
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∙ 15y agoi dont no ask someone else
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Does chemical weathering cause a break down in the color and size of rocks?
Chemical weathering breaks down rocks
Does weathering cause rocks to build up?
No it doesn't because weathering causes rocks to break down not build up.
How do acids in groundwater cause chemical weathering?
It causes chemical weathering because when it touches rocks, the rocks dissolve, forming caves.
What is the breaking up of rocks by wind water and ice is called?
This is called weathering
Does chemical weathering change the chemicals in rocks?
Chemical weathering affects rocks rain, wind or ice . Chemical weathering is the process that changes the composition ( the inside) of rocks on the earth surface.
Can weathering have an effect of the breaking down of rocks?
Weathering and rain and ice are the cause of the breaking down of rocks
What is the type of weathering when ice forms cracks in rocks?
Ice wedging is a form of mechanical weathering.
What are three things that causes weathering?
There are three things that cause weathering in rocks. These factors are wind, plants, and water. Wind and water make the rock dissolve away. Plants can cause the rocks to crack.
Does ice cause weathering?
Yes, mechanical 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.
Is mechanical weathering caused by ice and growing roots?
Yes. Mechanical weathering is the breaking of rocks into smaller rocks by physical means. Ice can do this in a process called ice wedging or frost wedging. Plants can do this by their roots growing into cracks in the rocks.
What type of weathering can ice wedging cause?
The type of weathering that causes Ice Wedging is Mechanical/ Physical Weathering.
How do road construction cause weathering and soil erosion?
It wears away at rocks in nature, and then is carried away by water, ice, and wind after.
Plants and animals cause weathering?
no thay don't because only things like water and ice and rocks and stuff like that
Is plants in the crack of rocks a cause of weathering?
no
Does chemical weathering cause a break down in the color and size of rocks?
Chemical weathering breaks down rocks
Would ice wedging be an important cause of mechanical weathering near the equator?
No, not recently. Not much ice near the equator. Something to do with temperature. Some ancient rocks may show signs of ice weathering, due to plate tectonics and climate change.
