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Ice wedging is physical weathering. As water freezes it grows, so when water flows into cracks or holes and then freezes it causes the water to expand, which brakes apart whatever it seeped into.
No. Weathering is the action of sun, rain, wind altering the color, texture, composition, or form of exposed objects.
The two main types of weathering are physical weathering and chemical weathering. Physical weathering involves water, wind and dust scraping away at rocks, while chemical weathering involves chemicals, usually acids, breaking down the rock.
No. Chemical weathering is to do with acidic rain. This is a type of physical weathering, where it isn't the rainwater's ph, but the fact it freezes in cracks, expands, and prises the rock apart(creating a broken skyline or a scree slope). It occurs in damp areas where water is sometimes, not always below freezing.
Physical weathering, such as cracks, creates more surface area for chemical weathering to occur on.
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by helping each other by breaking down the minerals
it is a physical weathering.
Ice wedging is physical weathering. As water freezes it grows, so when water flows into cracks or holes and then freezes it causes the water to expand, which brakes apart whatever it seeped into.
No. Weathering is the action of sun, rain, wind altering the color, texture, composition, or form of exposed objects.
The two main types of weathering are physical weathering and chemical weathering. Physical weathering involves water, wind and dust scraping away at rocks, while chemical weathering involves chemicals, usually acids, breaking down the rock.
to be honest in mechanical weathering plants grow their roots in the cracks of rocks. In chemical weathering plants grow their roots in the cracks of rocks, and the roots release acid that weathers away the rock.
Mechanical weathering is physical changes that break down and/or cracks the rock, such as ice wedging, temperature changes, root growth, or animal activity. Chemical weathering is a chemical change that changes the chemicals of the substance to make a new one. Examples of chemical weathering include oxidation, acid rain, hydration, and carbonation.
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No. Chemical weathering is to do with acidic rain. This is a type of physical weathering, where it isn't the rainwater's ph, but the fact it freezes in cracks, expands, and prises the rock apart(creating a broken skyline or a scree slope). It occurs in damp areas where water is sometimes, not always below freezing.
Okay, so think about it. If a sidewalk was not built with cracks in it, then eventually weathering and erosion would cause cracks anyway. Then, whenever it rained, rainwater would get in the cracks. Stay with me now! If the temperature then dropped below the freezing point (32 degrees F, 0 degrees C), then the water in the cracks will freeze. When water freezes, it expands, which would exert pressure on the sidewalk, eventually causing the sidewalk to further crack or even split in two! If a sidewalk already has minimal, purposefully placed cracks in it, then the damage can be minimized.