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Ice wedging is a type of mechanical weathering.
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What type of weathering can ice wedging cause?
The type of weathering that causes Ice Wedging is Mechanical/ Physical Weathering.
Ice wedging is an example of which type of weathering?
Mechanical Weathering
Is ice wedging mechaniical or chemical weathering?
mechanical
What is another name for mechanical weathering?
One kind of Mechanical Weathering is called ice wedging.
What is the type of weathering when ice forms cracks in rocks?
Ice wedging is a form of mechanical weathering.
Explian the four types of mechanical weathering?
ice wedging/frost wedging, pressure release, plant root growth, abrasion.
What are the two types of mechanical weathering?
Ice wedging and, plants + animals
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 do you call a particular frost action which is an example of mechanical weathering?
ice wedging
What kind of weathering happens when ice forms in cracks in a rock?
When ice forms in cracks in rocks, the kind of weathering is known as mechanical weathering. The type of mechanical weathering that freezes and thaws is frost wedging.
How is mechanical weathering caused by ice wedging similar to mechanical weathering caused by plant roots?
because iits formed by it difrent minarels
What is the type of mechanical weathering caused by water freezing and pushing openings in rocks?
ice wedging
