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Is frost action mechanical or chemical weathering?

Frost action is a type of mechanical weathering. It occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, and causes the rock to break apart.


What type of frost action occurs when a crack ina rock widens from the freezing and thawing of water?

ice wedging


Should frost damage concrete?

which concrete resist frost action


Is a type of physical weathering.?

Frost action is a type of physical weathering caused by the expansion of water when it freezes and contracts when it thaws. This repeated freeze-thaw cycle weakens rocks and can lead to the breakdown of rock surfaces.


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


Frost action is an example of this type of weathering.?

mechanical


What kind of weathering is frost action?

Physical weathering


What Is a type physical weathering?

Some types are thermal stress, frost wedging, abrasion, pressure fractures (pressure release), hydraulic action, and salt crystal expansion.


What do you call a particular frost action which is an example of mechanical weathering?

The particular frost action that is an example of mechanical weathering is called frost wedging. This occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, and ultimately causes the rock to break apart.


Fast physical weathering in rocks?

Ice wedging (frost action)


What is the Alternate Freezing and Thawing Of Soil And Rock Is Called?

frost action


What is the alternate freezing and thawing of soil rock called?

frost action