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What is an example physical weathering?
ice wedging
What process is not related to chemical weathering?
frost wedging
What type of weathering causes root wedging?
Biological hydraulic weathering.
Explian the four types of mechanical weathering?
ice wedging/frost wedging, pressure release, plant root growth, abrasion.
What type of physical weathering forms scree?
Scree or talus would typically be formed by weathering due to ice wedging, plant root growth in rock crevices, pressure release, tensional stress, or compressional stress.
Is root wedging a form of chemical weathering?
No. Root wedging is a form of mechanical weathering.
Is frost wedging chemical or physical?
physical
Is wedging of the tree roots along natural joints in granite outcrops chemical?
The growth of tree roots is chemical, wedging(?), pushing thru the ground(?), would be a physical change.
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.
How is frost wedging similar to root wedging?
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. -michael yap
The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock's chemical composition is called?
The process is called mechanical weathering. It involves the breakdown of rocks into smaller fragments through physical processes such as frost wedging, root action, and abrasion, without altering the chemical composition of the rock.
What is an-example-of-physical weathering?
frost wedging
What is an example physical weathering?
ice wedging
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.
Is ice wedging a physical change?
the water freezing is physical change
Is ice wedging mechaniical or chemical weathering?
mechanical
What process is not related to chemical weathering?
frost wedging
