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What you an example of a mechanical force in nature that can cause weathering in rocks?
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Freeze-thaw: the considerable pressure exerted on the bounding rock by water freezing within existing cracks.
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Do plant roots cause mechanical weathering?
Plant roots cause Biological weathering which is indeed Mechanical in its nature. Animals burrowing is also a cause of Biological weathering.
What cause mechanical weathering?
Mechanical weathering breaks rock into pieces by freezing and thawing,release of pressure, growth of plants, action of animals, and abrasion
Element of nature that can cause mechanical weathering by flowing over or carrying rocks along in a current?
Waves
How many main causes cause mechanical weathering?
4 main causes cause mechanical weathering!
Do acids cause mechanical weathering?
No, acids cause chemical weathering.
What does not cause mechanical weathering?
A mechanical action would not cause chemical weathering of rock and soil. For example, using a handheld hammer or jackhammer against a stone or rock.
Does ice cause weathering?
Yes, mechanical weathering.
What is mechanical wearthering?
Mechanical weathering is the process of weathering that causes disintegration in rocks but does not change the chemical compound of the rocks. Things like frost, rivers, and tree roots cause mechanical weathering. A large example of this would be the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Is tree roots a direct cause of of mechanical weathering?
Tree roots can cause mechanical weathering. Roots will start to grow into cracks in rocks and eventually this will cause the rock to break apart. This is known as mechanical weathering.
Do tornadoes cause mechanical or chemical weathering?
Mechanical.
What types of weathering that does not cause chemical changes?
mechanical weathering
What does acid cause?
mechanical weathering
