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Describe how the freeze-thaw cycle of ice will change the shape of this rock over time. PLSSSS HELP ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!✋

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Physical weathering is caused by the effects of changing temperature on rocks, causing the rock to break apart. The process is sometimes assisted by water. ... Freeze-thaw occurs when water continually seeps into cracks, freezes and expands, eventually breaking the rock apart.

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Freeze-Thaw Weathering

This action can widen the cracks in the rock, and when the temperature rises above freezing, the ice thaws, allowing the water to seep further into the cracks. As this process of freezing and thawing happens repeatedly, the rock begins to weaken and eventually breaks apart into angular fragments.

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