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Is wedging of the tree roots along natural joints in granite outcrops chemical?
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∙ 8y ago
The growth of tree roots is chemical, wedging(?), pushing thru the ground(?), would be a physical change.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 8y agoNo, it is a physical change for both the rock and the trees.
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Is the wedging tree roots along natural joints in granite a chemical or mechanical?
chemical weathering
Is root wedging a form of chemical weathering?
No. Root wedging is a form of mechanical weathering.
Is frost wedging chemical or physical?
physical
Is frost wedging related to chemical weathering?
Frost wedging is classified as mechanical weathering, but does open up rock to further surface attack by chemical weathering.
Is ice wedging mechaniical or chemical weathering?
mechanical
What process is not related to chemical weathering?
frost wedging
Is frost wedging chemical weathering?
No, it's a purely mechanical action.
What is a type of chemical weathering apex?
Frost wedging, Apex
What type of change would slow the chemical weathering of the soil?
Ice wedging would help slow chemical weathering and make the soil more fertile.
What are the advantages of frost wedging?
It helps to breakdown rocks without affecting their chemical composition or altering their minerological properties.
Is ice wedging physical weathering or chemical weathering?
Ice wedging is physical weathering. As water freezes it grows, so when water flows into cracks or holes and then freezes it causes the water to expand, which brakes apart whatever it seeped into.
What are examples of weathering?
such as rain and sleet and snow,
