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Can plants cause rocks to break into smaller pieces?
yes
How rocks break to smaller pieces?
By weathering.
How do plants commonly break large rocks ino smaller pieces?
roots penetrate into small cracks in rocks and they grow thy exert pressure on rocks breaking them
Why are large rocks broken into smaller pieces by plants?
Plants can break down large rocks into smaller pieces through a process called physical weathering. Plant roots can grow into cracks in rocks and expand as the plant grows, exerting pressure and causing the rock to break apart. This can help to create soil for the plant to grow in.
When water and ice chemical and and even plants break rocks apart into smaller pieces it is called what?
The process you are referring to is called weathering. It is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by physical (e.g. water, ice) or chemical (e.g. acids from plants) means.
When rocks are eroded they break down into smaller pieces of minerals and rocks called what?
Sediment.
Can rocks break into new rock?
Yes, rocks can break into smaller pieces through processes like weathering and erosion. These smaller pieces can then undergo compaction and cementation to form new rocks through the process of lithification.
How do rocks break into smaller pieces?
You smash a rock with a bigger rock
What would not cause rocks to break into smaller pieces?
Emotional stress
What forms when agents of mechanical weathering break rocks into smaller pieces?
erosion
When rocks eroded they break down into smaller pieces of rocks and minerals called?
Sedimentation
Does weathering weaken rocks?
Yes, weathering weakens rocks, sometimes to the point where they break into smaller pieces.
