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What cause potholes to form in roadways?
ice wedging
What are abrasion and ice wedging?
Ice wedging has 3 forms and they are Active, Inactive and Ice wedge Casts.
What is the term for ice breaking apart a rock?
Ice wedging
Is ice-wedging be an important cause of mechanical weathering near earth's equator?
Unlikely to be an important or significant cause, since there are onlya few places anywhere on the equator where ice ever exists.
What is an example physical weathering?
ice wedging
What cause potholes to form in roadways?
ice wedging
How do potholes form?
Ice wedging
What often causes potholes in streets?
ice wedging
Does ice wedging often causes potholes in streets?
yes
What causes potholes and breaks in rocks from freezing an thawing cycle is what?
ice wedging
What type of weathering can ice wedging cause?
The type of weathering that causes Ice Wedging is Mechanical/ Physical Weathering.
Would you find potholes caused by weathering in tropical region?
No cuz it caused by ice wedging.... And ice mean cold so,,,,,, im doing my science hw which very sucks
How does ice wedging relates to potholes?
Water gets into cracks in the road surface. When it freezes and becomes ice, it expands. Asphalt is just oil, sand, and stone... chunks of it will eventually be pulled apart.
Freezing and thawing cycle that causes potholes in roads and breaks in rocks?
Freeze/thaw cycle doesn't create potholes. It creates cracks on pavement. Potholes form when water, whether from melting snow, rain or frost thawing gets into the cracks in the pavement and cause the road base to shift and develop voids just under the pavement. When this occurs, the weight of vehicles causes the pavement to crumble causing potholes.
What ice wedging?
wedging ice to a cake at a wedding
What is ice wedging cause by?
When water freezes, it expands. This can cause rocks to crack or break, then the water thaws to create a visible gap in the rock. This is ice wedging.
What are abrasion and ice wedging?
Ice wedging has 3 forms and they are Active, Inactive and Ice wedge Casts.
