frost shattering造句

• These processes include frost shattering, frost-wedging and freeze-thaw weathering.
• But as the glacier continues its forward progress it subjects the stone to frost shattering, ripping pieces away from the rock formation.
• Severe frost shattering produces huge piles of rock fragments called scree which may be located at the foot of mountain areas or along slopes.
• Physical weathering, such as frost shattering, has played a key role in their formation, resulting in giant piles of loosely stacked rocks.
• As more mosses and lichens colonize the area, they, along with natural elements such as wind and frost shattering, begin to weather the rock down.
• Towards the end of the last glaciation period this undercutting, in combination with extensive frost shattering, reached the point where it caused the aforementioned rock collapse.
• The temperature within the bergschrund changes very little, however, studies have shown that ice segregation ( frost shattering ) may happen with only small changes in temperature.
• So-called " frost shattering " is common; exposed to the elements and compressed by sediments, the thin ammolite tends to crack and flake; prolonged exposure to sunlight can also lead to bleaching.