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Facts about mechanical weathering

Updated: 4/28/2022
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freeze-thaw which is when water gets inside rocks and freezes then it expands inside the rock splitting it open.

salt wedging. salt wedging is when the water flow on the rock, sometimes the water has ions and salts. When the water dries the salt crystals left over. They act like a wedge and crack the rock open.

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