Answer:
slump, weathering, and creep
Step-by-step explanation:
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Freezing and thawing cycle in geology is the process in which water gets in between soil space or rock cracks, freeze in a cold season, and then melt in a warmer season, exerting a force on the soil or rock around it. This force is due to the expansion and contraction of water when it changes from ice to liquid water.
The three geological processes slump, weathering and creep all depend on thawing and freezing cycle among other factors.
<u>Slump</u>: Slump is a type of geological process that occurs when coherent mass of loosely consolidated materials or a rock layer moves a short distance down a slope. The movement of a slump is characterized by sliding along a concave-upward or planar surface. <em>Causes includes earthquake shocks, thorough wetting, freezing and thawing, undercutting, and loading of a slope.
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<u>Weathering</u>: This is a geological process that results in the gradual disintegration of rocks into smaller sizes. It is one of the most important soil formation process, and is different from erosion by the degree of movement of the soil formed. Weathering does not move the soil from its origin. <em>Thawing and freezing cycle plays a major role in weathering by helping crack up the rocks and by also tearing the rock apart. plays a major role.
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<u>Creep</u>: This is the slow, often imperceptible downslope movement of soil or other debris. The effects of creep is often seen in the presence of physical characteristics like bent trees, tilted fences, and cracked walls. Creep is caused by multiple factors, of which heaving is likely the most important process. <em>Heaving involves the expansion and contraction of rock fragments, and occurs during cycles of wetting and drying, as well as freezing and thawing.</em>
