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What happens to the rocks when they heat up?
When rock is heated it becomes enlarged. If the rock becomes too hot from the heat it will break and crack.
When does physical weathering occur?
Physical (mechanical) weathering occurs when a rock is broken into smaller pieces without a change in chemical structure. Abrasion, fracture by freezing, plant root growth expansion of fractures, rock falls; these are forms of physical weathering.
Why can a diamond be considered a type of metamorphic rock?
Daimond is not a metamorphic rock because it is a mineral.
What type of weathering could change stone?
Erosion is the process of water softening rock into soil or sand (depending on the type of rock). It is a long process which uses rain and high tides against rock. Overtime, the stone is softened by the water and begins to crack and crumble. This continues until the stone becomes soil or sand.
What kind of weathering causes repeated expanding due to the heat and contracting due to cold strains the rocks and causes them to crack?
Thermal expansion causes repeated expansion and contraction within the rock. This repeated stress breaks bonds and eventually causes the rock to crack. Thermal expansion is classified as a type of physical or mechanical weathering.
If A rock with a crack has frozen water in the crack the water melts what is this an example of?
If the crack has enlarged as a result of the freezing water, it is an example of a type of physical weathering known as ice wedging.
When The most common type of mechanical weathering occurs?
water freezes in a crack in a rock
What type of rock is san andreas fault?
It is not any particular rock type, it is a fault or crack along which rocks move. It cuts through different rock formations of various types.
How is frost wedging similar to root wedging?
they are both a type of physical weathering and both may break rock through a crack or a crevice. Frost wedging is when water enters a crack and may freeze causing the crack to expand because when water freezes it contrasts and expands. Root wedging is when a plant grows through a crack causing the roots to expand and break through the rock. -michael yap
What type of frost action occurs when a crack ina rock widens from the freezing and thawing of water?
ice wedging
Which type of strain permanently changes rocks?
Plastic strain.
Is sedimentary a rock?
yes and no because sedementary is a type of rock but it is not a rock like gypsum.
What type of Frost action occurs When a water filled crack in a rock widens from the frezzing and thawing of the water?
ice wedging i think
What happens to the rocks when they heat up?
When rock is heated it becomes enlarged. If the rock becomes too hot from the heat it will break and crack.
Is rock type bad against fight type?
Yes it is very bad because fighting type is super effective against rock type
Why do hot beakers crack in cold wale?
im assuming you meant to type water... this happens because heat makes things expand, whilst cold makes things contract. by putting a hot beaker in cold water, you put too much strain on the beaker because it is changing size so fast
When does physical weathering occur?
Physical (mechanical) weathering occurs when a rock is broken into smaller pieces without a change in chemical structure. Abrasion, fracture by freezing, plant root growth expansion of fractures, rock falls; these are forms of physical weathering.
