Thursday, March 3, 2011

YAYA FROST SHATTERING


Frost shattering, this occurs in joints or cracks in rocks in areas where the temperature goes around zero degrees. When the temperature is warmer during the daytime water enters the cracks but during cold nights the water freezes inside the cracks. The alternating process of frost shattering slowly widens the joints,cracks, and in which causes pieces of rock to shatter from the main rock.

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