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Mechanical weathering occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller and smaller pieces without changing the rock's composition. Each piece has the same characteristics as the original rock.
When liquid water freezes and expands, it exerts an outward force. This force is great enough to burst water pipes during winter.
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Can Gravity cause mechanical weathering?
because of the chemical reactions of the abiotic and the digestive system in your body
Which of the following is NOT a cause of mechanical weathering?
Temperature changes, such as freezing and thawing, is NOT a cause of mechanical weathering.
What type of weathering is water?
If you meant weathering that is caused by water; physical weathering is the answer.
Do gravity and ice cause mechanical weathering?
Yes, gravity can cause mechanical weathering through processes like mass wasting, where gravity causes rocks and debris to move downhill. Ice can also cause mechanical weathering through frost wedging, where repeated freezing and thawing of water in cracks and crevices causes rocks to break apart.
What type of weathering can ice wedging cause?
The type of weathering that causes Ice Wedging is Mechanical/ Physical Weathering.
Water causes what type of weathering?
Water causes mechanical and chemical weathering.
What contribute to mechanical and chemical weathering?
Mechanical weathering includes abrading or crushing. Chemical weathering includes dissolution in water or acid rain. Oxidation and reduction reactions can also cause chemical weathering.
Do acids cause mechanical weathering?
No, acids cause chemical weathering.
Can Gravity cause mechanical weathering?
because of the chemical reactions of the abiotic and the digestive system in your body
Does ice cause weathering?
Yes, mechanical weathering.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of mechanical weathering?
Temperature changes, such as freezing and thawing, is NOT a cause of mechanical weathering.
Do tornadoes cause mechanical or chemical weathering?
Mechanical.
What type of weathering is water?
If you meant weathering that is caused by water; physical weathering is the answer.
What types of weathering that does not cause chemical changes?
mechanical weathering
What is the three mechanical weathering?
ice,water,and weathering
What is a cause of mechanical weathering?
Weathering may occur through the actions of water, air, plants, animals and various chemicals. Mechanical weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces without changing the composition of the minerals in the rock
Do gravity and ice cause mechanical weathering?
Yes, gravity can cause mechanical weathering through processes like mass wasting, where gravity causes rocks and debris to move downhill. Ice can also cause mechanical weathering through frost wedging, where repeated freezing and thawing of water in cracks and crevices causes rocks to break apart.
