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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.

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Ice wedging is a form of chemical weathering.?

Ice wedging is actually a physical weathering process, not chemical. It occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, and causes the rock to break apart over time.


What is an example physical weathering?

ice wedging


Is ice wedging mechaniical or chemical weathering?

mechanical


Fast physical weathering in rocks?

Ice wedging (frost action)


How does ice wedging relate to mechanical weathering?

Ice wedging is a type of mechanical weathering.


What is another name for mechanical weathering?

One kind of Mechanical Weathering is called ice wedging.


What type of weathering can ice wedging cause?

The type of weathering that causes Ice Wedging is Mechanical/ Physical Weathering.


Can ice be an agent of chemical weathering?

No ice is an agent of physical weathering


Which is one way that chemical weathering influences mechanical weathering?

Chemical weathering can weaken rocks by altering their composition, making them more susceptible to mechanical weathering processes such as frost wedging or root growth. This can lead to the breakdown of rock into smaller fragments through physical forces.


Ice wedging is an example of which type of weathering?

Mechanical Weathering


Is ice wedging chemical weathering?

No, it is physical weathering. Ice wedging occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks and freezes. Water expands when it freezes, and when that happens it can crack the rock, causing the rock to break down over time. No chemical changes occur during this process. The water stays water, it just changes state, and the rock stays rock, it just breaks down into smaller pieces.


How are physical weathering and chemical weathering similar?

It would be easier to say how they are different. Both physical and chemical weathering can cause pitting, erosion of material and degradation of optical properties, making glass surfaces less reflective or transmissive.