The process you are describing is known as salt wedging. This occurs when water evaporates and leaves behind salt crystals in the rocks, and as these crystals grow, they can exert pressure and cause the rocks to break apart.
The evaporation of water within rocks, that leaves behind expanding crystals that cause breaking, is know as?(1 point) Responses ice wedging ice wedging chemical weathering chemical weathering salt wedging salt wedging hydrolysis
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