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because its porous
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because its porous
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How weathering reduce the height of the mountain?
Rain water seeps into cracks and weak spots in the rock. When the water freezes, it expands as it turns into ice. It is the ice that forces the cracks to widen, and could cause rocks and boulders to come away and plunge down the mountain side. Scree shoots are another example of weathering.
What stone are cliffs made from?
A cliff face could be composed of virtually any stone; metamorphic, sedimentary or igneous.
What does the cloud stratus do?
stratus clouds could cause rain and if they get to close to the ground they cause fog.
What may cause the soil to become useless?
Water Logging and Salinity Could cause a land to become useless.
Does a computer cause pollution?
No, computers themselves do not cause pollution. However, they could be a source of pollution if improperly disposed of.
Are there cliffs or cracks on Jupiter?
Not in the usual sense. Jupiter is composed of gas, not solid land, although there is some thought that the very center of Jupiter could be composed of iron or a similar element.
You sometimes have cracking in your head and its painful when it cracks what could be the cause of this?
smoking too much crack
What are two primary cause of tsunamis?
An undersea earthquake causing a large displacement of the sea floor can cause a tsunamis. Another cause could be when a large area of cliffs suddenly crashes into the sea, so setting off a displacement of the sea.
What are some ways expansion and contraction could cause safety hazards?
If memory serves me, expansion and contraction can cause stress cracks in many materials, due to breakdown of molecules in the material.
What could be a sentence with the word overlook in it?
The cliffs overlook the sea
Why does a car idle too low?
A car can idle too low because there is a leak in the vacuum. Cracks or breaks on the vacuum hoses in the cars engine could be the cause of this.
What is coastal land with the rocks and cliffs but a little sand?
It could be an emergent coast.
What is the Coastal land with rocks and cliffs but little sand?
It could be an emergent coast.
What could happen to the rocks when water freezes in the cracks?
It explodes...?
As the liquid freezes the bottle cracks The liquid could be?
water.
What could cause the car to leak water and white smoke from the tailpipe besides the head gasket?
cracked head or a cracked block cracks may be hard to see with the naked eye
Why would you have bleeding cracks on your tongue?
You could be very dehydrated or have a special disease. I would suggest drinking a lot of water unless it hurts.
