frost action

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• Frost heaving — (or frost heave) occurs when soil expands and contracts due to freezing and thawing. This process can damage plant roots through breaking or desiccation, cause cracks in pavement, and damage the foundations of buildings, even below the frost line …   Wikipedia

• frost boil —    A small mound of fresh soil material formed by frost action. A type of nonsorted circle commonly found in fine grained sediment underlain by permafrost, or formed in areas affected by seasonal frost.    Compare: patterned ground.    NRC …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• frost thrusting — noun : the movement of rock fragments by frost action; also : the result of such movement …   Useful english dictionary

• Frost — is the solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air. [cite web |url=http://www.weatherquestions.com/What causes frost.htm |title=What causes frost?… …   Wikipedia

• Frost flower — Frost flowers is the name commonly given to a condition in which thin layers of ice are extruded from long stemmed plants in autumn or early winter. The thin layers of ice are often formed into exquisite patterns that curl into petals that… …   Wikipedia

• frost — [frôst, fräst] n. [ME < OE forst, frost (akin to Ger frost) < pp. base of freosan (see FREEZE) + t (Gmc * ta), nominal suffix] 1. a freezing or state of being frozen 2. a temperature low enough to cause freezing 3. the icy crystals that… …   English World dictionary

• Frost National Bank — Infobox Company company name = Frost National Bank company company type = Public (NYSE: [http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=CFR CFR] ) company slogan = We re From Here foundation = 1868 location = San Antonio, Texas key people …   Wikipedia

• Frost weathering — A rock in Abisko fractured (along existing joints) possibly by mechanical frost weathering or thermal stress Frost weathering is a collective name for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water… …   Wikipedia

• Action Quake 2 — Infobox VG |title = Action Quake II developer = The A Team (Akimbo Team Productions, LLC) engine = Quake II version = 1.0c (stable client) released = November 12, 1998 (v1.0c) genre = FPS modes = Multiplayer ratings = Not rated platforms =… …   Wikipedia

• Action in the North Atlantic — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Einsatz im Nordatlantik Originaltitel: Action in the North Atlantic Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1943 Länge: 126 Minuten Originalsprache …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• frost boil — noun : a defective spot in the surface of a pavement due to the pulverizing and swelling action of frost …   Useful english dictionary