In frost wedging, a crack expands when water freezes. When the water melts it can seep into new fissures in the rock.

So the correct response is: freezes, melts.

Question

In frost wedging, a crack expands when water __________. When the water ___________ it can seep into new fissures in the rock. (fill in the blanks)(1 point)
Responses

melts, freezes
melts, freezes

freezes, freezes
freezes, freezes

freezes, melts
freezes, melts

melts, melts

GPT-4o mini · Answer

In frost wedging, a crack expands when water **freezes**. When the water **melts** it can seep into new fissures in the rock. So the correct response is: **freezes, melts**.