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The most common way is when water that got into cracks freezes and expands, breaking apart the rock. Other simple ways include minerals dissolving in moving water (especially with soluble minerals like calcium carbonate = limestone.)

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How are mechanical and chemical weathering affected by plants?

to be honest in mechanical weathering plants grow their roots in the cracks of rocks. In chemical weathering plants grow their roots in the cracks of rocks, and the roots release acid that weathers away the rock.


Plant roots that force cracks in rocks are an agent of what?

mechanical weathering


What plant can grow into existing cracks in rocks and cause mechanical weathering?

Cells


What is the differences of chemical and mechanical weathering?

Mechanical weathering is the breaking down of rock without chemical reaction.Mechanical weathering is also when water gets into the cracks of the rocks and makes the rocks expand.Like ice wedging.while chemical weathering changes the rocks by chemicals.


What is the type of weathering when ice forms cracks in rocks?

Ice wedging is a form of mechanical weathering.


What is a form of mechanical weathering?

Frost wedging is a form of mechanical weathering where water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, and expands, causing the rock to break apart.


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.


true or fale the freezing and thawing of rocks cracks and breaks rock. this is a mechanical type of weathering?

True. The freezing and thawing of water in cracks and pores of rocks exerts pressure that can cause rocks to crack and break apart. This is known as frost wedging and is a type of mechanical weathering.


Frost wedging is a form of Chemical Mechanical or Biological weathering?

Frost wedging is a form of mechanical weathering caused by the repeated freezing and thawing of water in cracks in rocks.


What are two ways than mechanical weathering changes rock?

Tree roots can grow in cracks of rocks and break the rocks. The rocks of mountains change due to many kinds of weathering.


What kind of weathering happens when ice forms in cracks in a rock?

Freeze-thaw weathering occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, and creates pressure that can cause the rock to fracture or break apart. This process is common in regions with climates that experience freezing temperatures.


Which of these is not a process of mechanical weathering?

Frost wedging is not a process of mechanical weathering. It is a form of physical weathering caused by repeated freezing and thawing of water in cracks in rocks.