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What happens during ice wedging

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Answer:water expands as it goes from liquid to solid.

Step-by-step explanation:

The temperature is warm , water works it’s way to to cracks in rock

User Lordvcs
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Frost wedging happens when water gets in crack, freezes, and expands. This process breaks rocks apart. When this process is repeated, cracks in rocks get bigger and bigger and may fracture, or break, the rock.

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