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How is ice wedging mechanical weathering?

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Ice wedging IS mechanical weathering because the water in cracks and crevices expands when frozen and physically moves parts of the subject without chemical degrading them.

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This type of mechanical weathering breaks apart rocks and other materials using the expansion of freezing water. Water seeps into small cracks in a rock where it freezes, expands and causes the crack to widen.

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