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Describe and name 2 types of Mechanical weathering
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Describe and name 2 types of Mechanical weathering

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frost wedging - water expands about 9% after freezing this pushes against the rock and fractures or breaks it open.

thermal expansion - is the tendency of matter to change in shape, area, and volume in response to a change in temperature.

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