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How do freezing thawing wetting and drying contribute to soil creep?
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Freezing/Thawing - Water in the soil freezing creates ice crystals that push the soil particles outwards, causing what is called "heave." When the ice crystals thaw, the soil flows don the slope due to gravity.
Wetting/Drying - Heavy rainfall causes an increase to the moisture in the soil, which increases the volume and weight of the soil. This allows the soil to move down the slope under the influence of gravity. When the soil, especially clay, dries out, the soil contracts.
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Is wetting and drying a part of mechanical weathering or chemical weathering?
chemical
What type of weathering involves the decomposition of rock as minerals react with substances such as oxgenwater and acids?
Hydrolisis,freeze-thaw, chemical weathering, wetting and drying, etc
What is wetting and drying in geology?
Tropical Wet and dry is a place that is hot all year with rainy and dry seasons. It is grassland with some trees. It has animals like giraffes Lions and Zebras! Like the Savanna!! :)
What are the six major causes of mechanical weathering?
Mechanical weathering - Disintegration - breaks down into smaller pieces, no new substance. Frost Action, Abrasion, Gravity, Organic Activity, Wetting and Drying, and Joint Sheeting are the six major causes of mechanical weathering.
How does lava dry?
Magma does not dry. Drying implies that the magma becomes solid by loss of water. In reality it becomes solid due to a drop in temperature. So, in reality it freezes. When magma solidifies it becomes intrusive igneous rock.
What is wetting and drying in science?
Wetting: adding a liquid to a solid or gaseous material Drying: deleting a liquid from a solid or gaseous material
What are examples of wetting and drying?
Wetting: humidification of conditioned air, humidification of clothes during a rain, etc. Drying: deleting water from humid sand, deleting water from humid dishes, etc.
Is wetting and drying a part of mechanical weathering or chemical weathering?
chemical
What is the vocabulary word for constant swelling and shrinking makes rocks crack?
Wetting and drying. (: -Isis
Which type of weathering occurs along ocean cliffs?
The type of weathering that occurs along ocean cliffs is mainly mechanical weathering, caused by processes such as waves crashing against the rocks, causing them to break apart and erode over time. Chemical weathering can also occur due to the saltwater and other chemical reactions taking place along the cliff face.
What is the method of food preservation?
Drying or freezing most likely. Depending on if the area has freezing temperatures or not.
What two of state are involved in freeze drying?
The two changes of state involved in freeze drying are melting and freezing.
What are two changes of states are involved in freeze-drying?
The two changes of state involved in freeze drying are melting and freezing.
How does a mixture become a solid?
A liquid becomes a solid by freezing or drying
What are the ways in storing poultry meat?
Mostly by freezing,then by drying and also canning
How can food spoilage be retarded?
Food can be preserved by refrigeration, freezing, canning, and drying.
What food make last longer?
Salt, sugar, vinegar, drying or freezing
