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Ice wedging is an example of which type of weathering?
Mechanical Weathering
Is freezing and thawing chemical weathering or mechanical?
Freeze/thaw cycles are an example of mechanical weathering of rock.
What is an example of rock undergoing mechanical weathering?
Rhyolite.
Is the acids from a plants' roots that break up rock an example of mechanical weathering?
No, the acids from a plant's roots that break up rock is an example of chemical weathering, not mechanical weathering. Chemical weathering involves the breakdown of rocks through chemical processes, such as acids dissolving minerals in the rock. Mechanical weathering, on the other hand, involves the physical breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces without altering their composition.
Examples of Mechanical weathering?
Frost wedging & exfoliation are common terms associated with mechanical weathering.
What cause mechanical weathering?
Mechanical weathering breaks rock into pieces by freezing and thawing,release of pressure, growth of plants, action of animals, and abrasion
How the mechanical weathering is related to the weathering?
mechanical weathering applys weather
What is another name for physical weathering?
mechanical weathering
Root pry is an example of this type of weathering.?
It is an example of mechanical or more specifically biomechanical weathering.
What is mechanical wearthering?
Mechanical weathering is the process of weathering that causes disintegration in rocks but does not change the chemical compound of the rocks. Things like frost, rivers, and tree roots cause mechanical weathering. A large example of this would be the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
What Are two kind of weathering?
The 2 kinds of weathering are the Mechanical or Physical Weathering and the Mechanical Weathering.
The force of expanding water in the cracks and pores of a rock is a example of?
Mechanical weathering
