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Water freezes in the cracks in rocks. plants grow into the cracks in rocks?
cracks open wider
Water freezes in the cracks of rocks and plants grow into the cracks of rocks what happens?
cracks open wider
What happens first rocks break apart or water fills tiny cracks in rocks and freezes or ice pushes against rocks?
All rocks have cracks in them. If water fills the cracks and freezes, it expands and pushes the rock apart.
How does water help break rocks apart?
Water expands when it freezes. In winter, water gets into minute cracks in the rocks and then as it freezes it expands and makes the cracks bigger. So more water gets in then freezes so the cracks get bigger still until the rocks break apart.
What occurs when ice freezes on rocks and cracks off?
Frostwegging
What enters cracks in rocks and forces them apart?
Water can do this if it freezes
How does water affect rock when it freezes inside the rock?
Since water expands when it freezes, it causes cracks in rocks when it freezes inside them.
What pushes cracks in rocks farther apart?
The expansion of water as it freezes can push cracks in rocks farther apart. This process, known as frost wedging, occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, and exerts pressure on the surrounding rock, widening the crack over time.
What happens when water freezes in the cracks in rocks. plant grow into the cracks in rocks?
The ice expands in the crack and may split the rock, as will eventually the roots of a plant.
Which type of weathering occurs when water seeps into cracks of rocks and freezes?
It is a form of weathering known as frost wedging.
How does freezing water weather rocks?
yes it does when water freezes it expands the rocks cracks which he water went inside
What is it called when water enters cracks and freezes and expands breaking rocks apart?
This process is called frost wedging or freeze-thaw weathering. Water enters cracks in rocks, freezes and expands, causing the rock to break apart over time.
