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Explain how frost wedging causes the breaking down of rocks into small pieces
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Explain how frost wedging causes the breaking down of rocks into small pieces

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Ice wedging causes rocks to weather, since the water that caused it to freeze expands from liquid to a solid form, due to the cold temperatures.
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