Ice lenses are bodies of ice formed when moisture, diffused within soil or rock, accumulates in a localized zone. ... Ice lenses play a key role in frost induced heaving of soils and fracture of bedrock, which are fundamental to weathering in cold regions.

What is an ice heave?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ice shove, a heave of ice from an ocean or large lake onto the shore. Frost heaving, an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an increasing presence of ice as it grows towards the surface.

How are ice heaves formed?

Ice heaves are sheets of ice that push against each other or against the shoreline. Ice heaves form when ice sheets expand due to rapid temperature fluctuations. ... This usually is in the form of buckling of the ice in the middle of the lake, along the shoreline or by expanding onto the adjacent shoreline.