Melting and freezing are the correct terms for this phase change.
ice wedges
Ice wedging
Ice or frost wedging
ice wedging
ice wedging
the result of freezing and thawing and freezing is frost boil
Freezing and Thawing is an example of Mechanical Weathering.
by the coldness of freezing and the warmness of thawing
frost action
frost action
I honestly don't know
Alternate freezing and thawing often leads to creep.