Asked by lyriq
Pike's Peak, in Colorado, is pictured below. Pike's Peak has been shaped in part by water filling cracks in the rock, then freezing and expanding.
Image of ice weathering from mountains
Which type of weathering occurs after water enters cracks in rock and then freezes?
A.
Ice wedging
B.
Oxidation
C.
Abrasion
D.
Mass wasting
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A. Ice wedging
When water enters cracks, freezes, and expands, it exerts pressure that widens the cracks — a mechanical (physical) weathering process called ice (or frost) wedging.
When water enters cracks, freezes, and expands, it exerts pressure that widens the cracks — a mechanical (physical) weathering process called ice (or frost) wedging.
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