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Where does frost wedging occur most often?
In temperate climates
Where is frost wedging most common and why?
Any time water creeps into any object and freezes, it expands and causes damage. Water is everywhere. Cold weather is everywhere.
In whch area would weathering by frost wedging probably be most effective?
in moist, mid-latitude climates
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.
What is efficient refrigerator the no frost or the frost?
A frost free refrigerator is not energy efficient. The most efficient refrigerators are the modern type but the ones that have a manual defrost. The mechanism that keeps the freezer free of frost uses a good deal of energy.
What is the most common kind of mechanical weathering?
frost wedging ?
Which type of mechanical weathering is most common in regions in the middle latitudes?
frost wedging
Which type of mechanical weathering is most common in mountains regions in the middle latitudes?
frost wedging
Why type of mechanical weathering is the most common in the mountainous regions in the middle latitudes?
frost wedging
Which type of mechanical weathering is most common in mountainous regions in middle latitudes?
frost wedging
Where does frost wedging occur most often?
In temperate climates
One of the most important mechanical weathering processes is?
Frost wedging.
Where is frost wedging most common and why?
Any time water creeps into any object and freezes, it expands and causes damage. Water is everywhere. Cold weather is everywhere.
What is the effect on rocks in cold weather?
If it is cold, say, in Alaska, the most common effect on rocks is frost wedging. Frost wedging is when water gets in a crack in the rock, and the water freezes, making the rock crack a little more. When water keeps on going into the crack, and the ice gets bigger, it eventually will separate the rock into two or more parts, making the rock into many little rocks. I hope you find this useful! ^-^
In whch area would weathering by frost wedging probably be most effective?
in moist, mid-latitude climates
Where is frost wedging most likely to occur?
Frost wedging occurs in small cracks in the rock where water seeps in. The water then freezes and expands (fun fact: water is the only knowns natural substance that expands when freezing, and is also the only substance capable of existing in all three basic states of matter--liquid, solid, and gas--at naturally occurring temperatures), which then splits--or "wedges--the rock apart. I've attached an image for graphic demonstration.
Which landforms are most affected by ice wedging?
Mountains
