Question

Which factors are responsible for block disintegration?​

Answer 1

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• In daytime, intense solar heating causes rocks to expands. At night, the temperature falls so rocks cool and contrast. Repeated expansion and contraction produce stress along joints. Joints are then widened and deepened and finally break down the rocks blockby block

Answer 2

Iɴ ᴅᴀʏᴛɪᴍᴇ, ɪɴᴛᴇɴsᴇ sᴏʟᴀʀ ʜᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ʀᴏᴄᴋs ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴀɴᴅs. Aᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴀʟʟs sᴏ ʀᴏᴄᴋs ᴄᴏᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀsᴛ. Rᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇxᴘᴀɴsɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ sᴛʀᴇss ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴊᴏɪɴᴛs. Jᴏɪɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡɪᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋs ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ ʙʏ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ.

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