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Since water expands when it freezes, it causes cracks in rocks when it freezes inside them.
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Why water inside a rock crevice can split it apart when the temperature drops?
Water expands when it freezes
What causes rock to break by freezing water inside it's cracks?
When water freezes it expands. This process creates pressure inside of the rock, which causes it to burst open from the inside.
When is the soil most vulnerable to either wind or water erosion?
In the winter inside the rock freezes cracking the rock
What happens if water freezes in a crack of a rock?
The crack would expand because the water in the rock, as it freezes, expands.
How does melting water weather a rock?
the water freezes and then cracks the rock
What happens when rock freezes and thaws repeatedly?
Rocks cannot freeze but the water inside them however can If this happens repeatably the water gradually creates cracks in the rock and every time it freezes again it widens this crack, eventually the rock can split into many pieces, this is known as the freeze thaw effect .
How does freeze thaw action occur?
This occurs when at night time water may get inside a rock and then freeze the cool climate freezes the water into ice.
What happens when water seeps into rocks and freezes?
It cracks the rock
How does ice and water break up rock?
Water expands as it freezes. So if water gets into a crack in a rock, and then freezes, the expanding ice pushes against the rock and can cause the rock to break.
What is the process of water free zing and thawing to break apart rock?
Water expands as it freezes because the oxygen gets trapped inside, pushing against the rock and slowly breaking it apart.
What happens when water enters a crack of a rock and freezes in it?
If it freezes just a little it becomes cold water, but if it freezes more it becomes ice.
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
