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This process could either be called Freezing/Thawing or Ice Wedging. Ice Wedging splits the rock when water seeps into cracks then freezes and expands.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoIt is known as freeze-thaw weathering, or frost shattering.
Eli Walker
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∙ 11y ago
The process is called mechanical weathering via frost wedging.
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∙ 12y agoFreeze thaw weathering.
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∙ 14y agoIt is called frost wedging.
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Erosion
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How does freezing water weather rocks?
yes it does when water freezes it expands the rocks cracks which he water went inside
What weathering occurs when water freezes and thaws in cracks in rocks?
Physical
When water freezes inside cracks in rocks it contributes to the formation of?
Joints. This particular type of jointing is called "frost-wedging", and is a type of physical weathering.
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
What happens when water seeps into rocks and freezes?
It cracks the rock
How do rocks change when water in them freezes?
As the water freezes in the cracks of rocks,the cracks expand. The process repeats itself and the rock eventually breaks.
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.
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.
Why does frozen water mack larger cracks in rocks?
Because when water seeps into cracks and freezes, the material gets pushed outwards, because water exapands as it freezes. This process is called ice wedging.
How does freezing water weather rocks?
yes it does when water freezes it expands the rocks cracks which he water went inside
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.
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 do rocks change when water in them freezes What is this process called?
it is called sediment,the rock would stay froze it wont change what so ever
What is caused when water in e cracks in rocks freezes and expands?
Erosion ... breaking of the rocks.
How ice breaks rocks?
It can do this in two ways. # The Ice can hold rocks in itself and rub these (like sandpaper) across other rocks as it moves, this causes the rocks being rubbed together to break.This is called abrasion. # It can also break rock as it freezes, this is because when water freezes it expands and thus if water enters a crack in a rock then freezes in the crack the ice will try to force the crack open and over time this breaks up the rock. This is called freeze-thaw.
Which type of weathering is the result of water expanding inside the cracks of rocks when it freezes?
It is simply called freeze-thaw weathering.
What could happen to the rocks when water freezes in the cracks?
It explodes...?
