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notsponge [240]
3 years ago
8

The freezing and thawing action of water affects a rock by?

Geography
2 answers:
HACTEHA [7]3 years ago
3 0
It's a form of weathering. If water gets into a crack in a rock and then freezes, it will expand, causing the crack to get bigger, which can happen continuously.

I hope this is the type of answer you wanted. :)
cupoosta [38]3 years ago
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ANSWER:

Water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, then expands (since ice occupies a slightly larger volume than liquid water). This expansion pushes the sides of the cracks further apart. ... Rocks can slowly break down by a mechanism known as freeze-thaw weathering, or alternatively, frost wedging.

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