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How does water cause frost wedging

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Answer:

Frost wedging happens when water gets in crack, freezes, and expands.

Step-by-step explanation:

This process breaks rocks apart. When this process is repeated, cracks in rocks get bigger and bigger (see diagram below) and may fracture, or break, the rock

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