Question

Severe frost shattering produces

Answer 1

Answer:

The freeze-thaw weathering process is also known as frost shattering. Water - eg from rainfall or melting snow and ice - becomes trapped in a crack or joint in the rock. If the air temperature drops below freezing, the water will freeze and expand by 9-10 per cent putting pressure on the rock.

Answer 2

Answer:

scree

Explanation:

Se­vere frost shat­ter­ing pro­duces huge piles of rock frag­ments called scree which may be lo­cated at the foot of moun­tain areas or along slopes. Frost weath­er­ing is com­mon in moun­tain areas where the tem­per­a­ture is around the freez­ing point of water.