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The diagram below shows rock is affected when water enters cracks in rock,freezes and becomes ice
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The diagram below shows rock is affected when water enters cracks in rock,freezes and becomes ice

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Water expands when it freezes so it will make the crack even bigger and eventually cause it to completely break.
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