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It is likely that the repeated freeze-thaw cycles would cause the crack or fracture to widen and lengthen.
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What would happen to a rock with a crack in it if it was subjected to repeated heavy frost?
It is likely that the repeated freeze-thaw cycles would cause the crack or fracture to widen and lengthen hi.
What is it called when water enters a crack in a rock and freezes?
Ice Wedging Or Frost Wedging
How are rocks weathered by frost action?
Rocks are weathered by frost action when water fills in a crack and freezes into ice causing the crack to expand. This weathers the rock this thaws the rock and greatly damages all of the weathering processes.
How does frost wedging cause erosion?
frost wedging is when water gets into a crack in a large rock and when ice freezes it expands and when it expands inside a rock it might break in half
How do plants mechanically weather rock?
The roots of certain plants can break or crack into a rock, making the rock more susceptible to frost wedging (ice wedging).
Is a igneous rock light or heavy?
inertia: the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion If a light rock is being thrown at a heavy rock the light rock would probably crack or get deflected from the heavy rock, but if a heavy rock is being thrown at a light rock the light rock would most likely shatter. A: The heavy rock has more inertia
What is the effect on rocks in cold weather?
If it is cold, say, in Alaska, the most common effect on rocks is frost wedging. Frost wedging is when water gets in a crack in the rock, and the water freezes, making the rock crack a little more. When water keeps on going into the crack, and the ice gets bigger, it eventually will separate the rock into two or more parts, making the rock into many little rocks. I hope you find this useful! ^-^
What type of frost action occurs when a crack ina rock widens from the freezing and thawing of water?
ice wedging
How is frost wedging similar to root wedging?
they are both a type of physical weathering and both may break rock through a crack or a crevice. Frost wedging is when water enters a crack and may freeze causing the crack to expand because when water freezes it contrasts and expands. Root wedging is when a plant grows through a crack causing the roots to expand and break through the rock. -michael yap
Why do rocks crack when water has frozen on the surface of a rock?
When water freezes it increases it's volume. So, if it freezes in a crack in the rock, it will exert pressure in the rock. This pressure may be enough to widen the crack. or known as hydro wedging
Why a rock with many joints and cracks will be affected by frost weathering?
because the ice lodges in the crack and eventually it starts to break
Does frost cause physical weathering of rocks?
i'im not sure about frost, but ice wedging does. when water seeps into cracks in a rock, the water then freezes and expands, forcing the rock to crack under the pressure, slowly breaking apart rocks.
