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No, it is physical weathering.
Ice wedging occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks and freezes. Water expands when it freezes, and when that happens it can crack the rock, causing the rock to break down over time. No chemical changes occur during this process. The water stays water, it just changes state, and the rock stays rock, it just breaks down into smaller pieces.
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Is a type of weathering caused by chemical reaction with water?
yes, liquid water is a unit of chemical weathering. ice is a unit of physical weathering.
Are stalactites a form chemical weathering?
Stalactites are a result of the processes of chemical weathering, not a form of chemical weathering.
Does chemical weathering involve water?
Chemical weathering does not involve water, that is physical weathering
Is mechanical weathering a chemical process?
No. It is a physical process. Chemical weathering is a chemical process.
Explain the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering?
In chemical weathering, there is a chemical reaction that causes weathering. Mechanical weathering is caused by fire, abrasions of water along a surface, animals, or freezing and thawing.
Is ice wedging mechaniical or chemical weathering?
mechanical
How does ice wedging relate to mechanical weathering?
Ice wedging is a type of mechanical weathering.
Is ice wedging physical weathering or chemical 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.
What type of weathering can ice wedging cause?
The type of weathering that causes Ice Wedging is Mechanical/ Physical Weathering.
What is another name for mechanical weathering?
One kind of Mechanical Weathering is called ice wedging.
Is root wedging a form of chemical weathering?
No. Root wedging is a form of mechanical weathering.
What type of change would slow the chemical weathering of the soil?
Ice wedging would help slow chemical weathering and make the soil more fertile.
Is frost wedging related to chemical weathering?
Frost wedging is classified as mechanical weathering, but does open up rock to further surface attack by chemical weathering.
Ice wedging is an example of which type of weathering?
Mechanical Weathering
What is an example physical weathering?
ice wedging
Which is one way that mechanical weathering influences chemical weathering?
Acids in the rain create holes in the rock, which allows water to get inside for ice wedging.
Which is one way that chemical weathering influences mechanical weathering?
Acids in the rain create holes in the rock, which allows water to get inside for ice wedging.
