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The evaporation of water within rocks, that leaves behind expanding crystals that cause breaking, is know as?(1 point)
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hydrolysis
hydrolysis

salt wedging
salt wedging

ice wedging
ice wedging

chemical weathering

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Salt wedging (also called haloclasty) — salt crystals left by evaporating water grow and pry rocks apart.