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The heat and pressure of the water can make cracks in the rock then break the rock.
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Explain how a plant can break a rock?
Mechanical Weathering is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means.Agents of mechanical weathering include ice,wind,water,gravity...
How does chemical weathering promote mechanical weathering?
Mechanical weathering breaks down the rock into smaller pieces, exposing more surface area. This allows the acid and chemicals to break down the pieces of rock faster.
What are the differences between mechanical weathering and biological weathering?
biological weathering is when plants grow inside of a rock and break it apart, mechanical weathering is when rocks are broken apart by a force
All the mechanical and chemical processes that break down rock are together known as?
all the mechanical and chemical that breaks down rock
What is this geologic process called when water splits a rock?
Mechanical weathering.
Explain how a plant can break a rock?
Mechanical Weathering is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means.Agents of mechanical weathering include ice,wind,water,gravity...
Is the acids from a plants' roots that break up rock an example of mechanical weathering?
mechanical weathering
How does chemical weathering promote mechanical weathering?
Mechanical weathering breaks down the rock into smaller pieces, exposing more surface area. This allows the acid and chemicals to break down the pieces of rock faster.
How can nature change the rock cycle?
By weathering and erosion. The types of weathering used is:physical weathering- when a plant grows inside a rock and the roots break it apart; abrasion- mechanical weathering - erosion- and chemical weathering - acid rain, water weathering and erosion.
What are the differences between mechanical weathering and biological weathering?
biological weathering is when plants grow inside of a rock and break it apart, mechanical weathering is when rocks are broken apart by a force
How do you use mechanical weathering in a sentence?
Mechanical weathering means erosion by physical means.Wind and water are examples of mechanical weathering.Mechanical weathering changes rock into sand.
All the mechanical and chemical processes that break down rock are together known as?
all the mechanical and chemical that breaks down rock
What occurs when an applied force causes rock to break?
Mechanical weathering occurs when an applied force causes rock to break.
What is water freezing in the crack of a rock an example of?
Water freezing in the cracks of rock is an example of Mechanical Weathering also referred to as Physical Weathering.
Is tree roots a direct cause of of mechanical weathering?
Tree roots can cause mechanical weathering. Roots will start to grow into cracks in rocks and eventually this will cause the rock to break apart. This is known as mechanical weathering.
How does chemical weathering speed up the effects of mechanical weathering?
Mechanical weathering breaks down the rock into smaller pieces, exposing more surface area. This allows the acid and chemicals to break down the pieces of rock faster.
How can water cause mechanical weathering?
Mechanical weathering occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller and smaller pieces without changing the rock's composition. Each piece has the same characteristics as the original rock. When liquid water freezes and expands, it exerts an outward force. This force is great enough to burst water pipes during winter.
