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What can happen to rocks as plants grow?
Their roots grow and expand to create pressure that wedges rocks apart.
How rocks weathered in plants?
plants can cause the weatering of the rock plants may grow on the rock the minerals of rocks are used by the plants
What kinds of plants grow on rocks?
Lichens...Ivy.
Why do plants grow into rocks?
Plants don't have minds... they just grow wherever they can. If there's enough food, water, and sunlight for a plant to grow in a rock, it will.
Where does plant root growth weathering happen?
Trees bushes and other plants root in cracks in rocks and continue to grow causing the crack to open more.
What can happen to rocks as plants grow?
Their roots grow and expand to create pressure that wedges rocks apart.
How rocks weathered in plants?
plants can cause the weatering of the rock plants may grow on the rock the minerals of rocks are used by the plants
What kinds of plants grow on rocks?
Lichens...Ivy.
Why do plants struggle to grow in hard rocks?
because the rocks are hard and the plants can't mack their roots to go throw them
How do plants break rocks into smaller pieces?
plant roots grow into cracks in rocks
Where does plant root growth weathering happen?
Trees bushes and other plants root in cracks in rocks and continue to grow causing the crack to open more.
Why do plants grow into rocks?
Plants don't have minds... they just grow wherever they can. If there's enough food, water, and sunlight for a plant to grow in a rock, it will.
Water freezes in the cracks in rocks. plants grow into the cracks in rocks?
cracks open wider
How are mechanical and chemical weathering affected by plants?
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.
Water freezes in the cracks of rocks and plants grow into the cracks of rocks what happens?
cracks open wider
Can plants grow inside the rocks?
I don't think there is a chance. Sorry!
What would happen to rocks if there were little plants growing on it?
It would divide
