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What is the force of expanding water in the cracks and pores of rock an example of?
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It is called pore water pressure
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The force of expanding water in the cracks and pores of a rock is a example of?
Mechanical weathering
Water found in the cracks and pores in sand gravel and rocks below the earths surface?
groundwater
What are altered remains?
Petrified wood is an example of altered remains. The pores of the wood are filled in with silica.
Does igneous rocks absorb water?
igneous rocks do absorb water because of all the pores ,cracks, and holes in them. The holes will absorb the water and the water will get trapped in the rock there for igneous rocks do absorb water.
How does freezing water cause rocks to weathering?
Water goes into small cracks in the rocks and then freezes. Water expands as it freezes and the expansion pushes outwards on the crack in the rock making it bigger. Eventually this process causes the rock to crack and flake apart
The force of expanding water in the cracks and pores of a rock is a example of?
Mechanical weathering
What is the force of expanding water in the cracks of pores and rocks an example of?
It is called pore water pressure
What happens during ice wedging?
when water freezes, it expands. when water freezes in cracks and pores of rocks, the force of its expansion is strong enough to split the rocks apart.
When do sinkholes form?
Sinkholes form when limestone dissolves and pores and cracks grow bigger.
Water found in the cracks and pores in sand gravel and rocks below the earths surface?
groundwater
Main source of groundwater?
precipitation seeping through pores and cracks in the ground the main source of groundwater is rain, and melted snow soak
What is frost action?
The weathering process caused by cycles of freezing and thawing of water in surface pores, cracks, and other openings
Paano mag cheats sa special force?
special pores cheats
What are altered remains?
Petrified wood is an example of altered remains. The pores of the wood are filled in with silica.
Does igneous rocks absorb water?
igneous rocks do absorb water because of all the pores ,cracks, and holes in them. The holes will absorb the water and the water will get trapped in the rock there for igneous rocks do absorb water.
Do fish have pores?
no fish do not have pores they have scales it is why they don't have pores if you were a fish then scales would be like pores.
What is pores in tagalog?
"Pores" in Tagalog is translated as "butas ng balat" or simply "butas."
