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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.
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Is ice wedging the same as frost wedging?
Yes it is the same thing
Frost wedging is an example of what?
Weathering.
What does frost wedging cause?
erosion
Which property of water makes frost wedging possible?
Water expands as it freezes is the property of water that makes frost wedging possible. Frost wedging is sharp cornered boulders on bare mountain tops.
Is root wedging a form of chemical weathering?
No. Root wedging is a form of mechanical weathering.
Is frost wedging an example of erosion?
No. Frost wedging is a type of weathering.
Does water contract when it freezes causing frost wedging?
No, frost wedging is caused by water expanding, not contracting.
Is ice wedging the same as frost wedging?
Yes it is the same thing
Explian the four types of mechanical weathering?
ice wedging/frost wedging, pressure release, plant root growth, abrasion.
Frost wedging is an example of what?
Weathering.
What does frost wedging cause?
erosion
Which property of water makes frost wedging possible?
Water expands as it freezes is the property of water that makes frost wedging possible. Frost wedging is sharp cornered boulders on bare mountain tops.
Is root wedging a form of chemical weathering?
No. Root wedging is a form of mechanical weathering.
What is it called when water enters a crack in a rock and freezes?
Ice Wedging Or Frost Wedging
What does frost wedging mean?
ice sculpchur??
Types of mechanical weathering?
Frost wedging
What is an-example-of-physical weathering?
frost wedging
