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In the process of frost wedging, how does ice cause cracks in rocks to become larger?.

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Ice wedging

Step-by-step explanation:

Water seeps into cracks in the rocks, and, as the temperature drops below freezing, the water expands as ice in the cracks. The expansion exerts tremendous pressure on the surrounding rock and acts like a wedge, making cracks wider. After repeated freezing and thawing of water, the rock breaks apart.

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