Question

The evaporation of water within rocks, that leaves behind expanding crystals that cause breaking, is know as?

A. ice wedging

B. hydrolysis

C. salt wedging

D. chemical weathering

Answer 1

C. salt wedging

Answer 2

Water seeps into the cracks of a rock and freezes, forcing the crack wider and eventually breaking the rock. Which is the term for this process?

A. erosion

B. dissolving

C. ice wedging

D. deposition

Answer 3

C. ice wedging