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How do you crack open a rock?
Hit it with another rock, hammer, or something else hard. Heat and/or cool the rock
If your rock is hard to break than what does that tell you?
If a rock is hard to break, it likely indicates that it has high strength and durability. It could be made of a dense material or have a strong mineral composition. This characteristic suggests that it can withstand significant force or pressure without fracturing or crumbling easily.
What is formed when hard rocks break and were away?
When rock wears away it becomes gravel, sand, silt or clay.
How do you know if a rock you found is emerald?
scratch the rock on a piece of paper or something white..... that's HARD. if the color is BROWN then itsEMERALD.
How can a tree break a rock apart?
The roots of the tree break into the rock.
What natural event could have caused something as hard as a rock to break?
Any form of mechanical weathering causes rock to break into smaller pieces. A landslide will definitely cause rock to break. Meteor impact, plant root growth, ice wedging, and the movement of animals will also cause weathering.
How do you break a hard rock?
hammer
How do you break a marble?
Water and freezing/cold weather can make rocks break. The water makes the rocks break when it goes into the rock cracks. When the weather gets cold/freezing the water expands and the rock breaks. Or with a really good hammer. LOL:P
What is a break in the rock caused by tension forces?
dont be lazy and keep looking
What is the easiest to break your hand?
a rock or falling off of something
How does rock make rock dust?
you can crush it good or you can scratch it on something hard
How do you crack open a rock?
Hit it with another rock, hammer, or something else hard. Heat and/or cool the rock
How do plant roots break apart rocks?
Mechanical weathering.
What is falting rock?
Faulting is caused by stress in the rock layers, the stress can break and crack the rock causing a fault. There are two types of faults a normal fault and a reverse fault.
Why is chalk easy to break but also very strong?
chalk is made from a chalk like rock. The reson why its hard is because it a rock and the reson why it break so easy is because of its weight and size
What is a fraction or break in earth's listosphere along which blocks of rock move past each other?
The fraction/break itself is a fault caused by tectonic plate movement.
What is a stretch of rough water caused where a river crosses a band of harder rock?
Rapids
