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What happens if water freezes in a crack of a rock?
The crack would expand because the water in the rock, as it freezes, expands.
What happens to metamorphic rock?
It is changes over time
What happens when water seeps into rocks and freezes?
It cracks the rock
What happens when water or ice rubs against rock?
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Type of change that happens when you break a rock or freeze water?
A physical change.
How long for a sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock?
This sort of transformation usually happens over geological timescales.
What happens to a rock when it is put into water for a long range of time?
If it is a hard rock and have kept in a water for long range of time, there will be just a little bit of change in the shape of rock will change if it is incontinues relation with water. And if it is a weak rock, it will break down into peaces
How does freezing and thawing cause rocks to break into smaller pieces?
Water manages to get into a crack in a rock, and with cold temperatures, freezes. When transferring from a liquid to a solid, the molecules of water expand by crystallization, widening the crack in the rock.
What happens if water increases in a rock?
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What happens to water in a rock as it changes from liquid to ice?
the ice expands the rock
Over time what happens to waterfalls?
It moves backwards as the continuous flow of water erodes away the rock, causing the waterfall to move
What happens if water freezes in a crack of a rock?
The crack would expand because the water in the rock, as it freezes, expands.
What happens when rock salt and water are heated and stirred?
the rock salt dissolves in the water
What happens to metamorphic rock?
It is changes over time
How does water cause erotion?
Water beats down on the rock for such a long time, it carries pieces of the rock with it. For example, a waterfall. This waterfall is very high, and the water is falling at a very fast speed. ! It hits rock. Now over time, with such force, the rock will break down and erosion occurs. This is how we get sedimentary rock my friend.
What happens to the sedimentary rock layers that first formed over the ancient rock?
they are pushed down
Describe what happens when ripples on a pond encounter a large rock in the water?
Ripples on a pond who encounter a large rock in the water will reflect off the rock. The medium for a ripple in a pond is the water.
