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What is the name of this process where the sandstone freezes and expands?
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∙ 6y ago
This is a process called Frost Wedging, which is a form of mechanical weathering. When water freezes in a crack of a rock, it expands, and the expansion will place pressure into the crack, which will increase the depth and size of the crack. Eventually, the rock will split apart.
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∙ 14y ago
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