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High pressure to a "rock" will make it crumble or break in pieces. sometimes erosion will cause it to break if it is weak enough.
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Can you break a ruby?
Yah, with any rock that has a 9 or more on the mohs chart.
What causes a child to rock back in forth while standing and sitting?
Skittles!!
What causes waves to break as they approach shore?
the water becoming gradually more shallow..
What can happen when rocks pass their elastic limit break and snap back in elastic rebounds?
Earthquakes will happen.
An example of is when a long high pitch causes a crystal glass to begin to vibrate and then break?
resonance
What occurs when an applied force causes rock to break?
Mechanical weathering occurs when an applied force causes rock to break.
What Causes Rock Layers To Fold?
what causes a rock to break into many layers. DOES WATER
What causes a rock to split?
Temperatures such as freezing and thawing water causes the rock to split. Also, if something causes it to shift position and fall on another rock, it may break up.
What is a break in the layers of rock which causes a section of it to become dislocated?
It is an earthquake.
What physical process causes a large rock to break down into pebbles?
hamstring
How can the action of animals or plants break down rock material?
Plants roots grow in cracks in rocks. This causes a rock to break apart. Animals dig in the ground and while digging, it breaks down rock gradually.
What causes rock to break by freezing water inside it's cracks?
When water freezes it expands. This process creates pressure inside of the rock, which causes it to burst open from the inside.
How does a sudden change in temperature break up rock?
in cold countries,water freezes inside cracks of rocks,expands,and causes rocks to break.
What natural event could have caused something as hard as a rock to break?
Any form of mechanical weathering causes rock to break into smaller pieces. A landslide will definitely cause rock to break. Meteor impact, plant root growth, ice wedging, and the movement of animals will also cause weathering.
How does weathering break rocks?
Weathering breaks up the rock by rubbing parts of old rocks against it, this causes the rock to break up into tiny pieces and it rubs agaist other rocks. it continues on for a looong time... however it take a long time for it to break up the rock. hope it helps!!
How do trees causes mechanical or physical weathering?
The trees' roots break through rock as they move through the soil.
What force causes warm molten rock to move upward to the mantle?
The force that causes warm molten rock to move upward to the mantle is called convection. Convection happens when parts of the tectonic plate break off and melt.
