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Freeze-thaw cycling will cause exfoliation of larger rocks. Particularly if they are somewhat crystalline. This is because the main mass of the rock will retain its temperature better than an exposed corner. Thus stress caused by thermal expansion will develop, and the exposed corner will break off.
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What can rain water do to rocks like limestone?
Rain water can dissolve rocks like limestone.
Can rocks be weathered by wind and chemicals in the air?
Yes. As wind passes over rocks, particles in the air work kinda like a very fine sand paper slowly wearing down rocks and other items. This process takes a long time, but is evident when you look at rock formations in deserts. the banded lines of thinner and thicker portions of the rocks are caused by wind wearing down the softer layers faster then the harder layers.
What are plant like organisms that grow on rocks and produce weak acids that chemicaly weathers rocks?
Lichens
What was unique about the rocks and water temperature at Mammoth Hot Springs?
the rocks look like sponge, and break like chalk. temperature is 80 to 130 Fahrenheit.
What is the Naturlization process?
i dont know the process but its like 6 steps!! i dont know the process but its like 6 steps!! i dont know the process but its like 6 steps!!
What food makes you cry?
Onion:When we cut onion 2 chemicals like sulfoxides and enzymes to form gas when this gas reach our eye it makes cry now usually to avoid crying we wash the onion then we see crying chemicals if we make next onion we will wear goggles to protect our eyes thus gas do not reach our eyes.
Is looking at onions good for your eyes?
No, onion juice makes your eyes tear up and cry because they don't like the juice. Do not squirt onion juice into your eyes.
Hair-like process on a sperm cell that makes it motile?
flagella: hair-like process on a sperm cell that makes it mobile
What is onion skin weathering?
Onion skin weathering is a Geological process that happens mainly in deserts. As the rock heats up and expands by day, and cools and contracts by night, stress is often exerted on the outer layers. The stress causes the peeling off of the outer layers of rocks in thin sheets. Though this is caused mainly by temperature changes, thermal expansion is enhanced by the presence of moisture. Onion skin weathering has to do with rocks mostly in the desert. It is when the hot temperature of the day is then reduced to a cold temperature at night. This change in temperature causes layers of the rock to peel off like onion skin coming off. Therefore it is called onion skin weathering. Conclusion: Onion skin Weathering is when a rock heats up and expands (mostly deserts) And at night it cool and contract and layers of skin peels off
Where could a person buy a Ken Onion knife?
Ken Onion makes handcrafted custom knives. He also collaborated with Shun and Kershaw knives who produce Mr. Onion's designs. Kershaw Ken Onion knives are more readily available at places like Bed Bath and Beyond, and websites like Overstock and Amazon. Original Ken Onion knives are available through the Ken Onion Knives website.
What does sage taste like?
like sage and onion without the onion
How can metamorphic rocks be changed into sedimentary rocks?
It can be changed by being broken down in the weathering process just like all rocks. The resulting sediment can then be lithified to for a sedimentary rock.
When guine pigs are near onion the close their eyes?
Onions make guinea pigs eyes sting too, just like it makes ours. The guinea pig is simply keeping its eyes from the sting of the onion.
Is a watermelon that tastes like onion unsafe?
it is not safe to eat a watermelon that tastes like an onion
What makes up the nonliving part of the ecosystem?
anything that doesn't breathe, like rocks or dirt
What do leeks taste like?
Leeks taste like a mild, sweet onion. Even more mild than a shallot (not the green onion shallot but the gourmet onion)
What does life is like an onion mean?
It means an onion is a metaphor for life when the past phase is peeled away to reveal a new fresh layer in life where at some point along the process of entering new phases we face sadness and weep.
