The evaporation of water within rocks that leaves behind expanding crystals that cause breaking is known as a salt wedging chemical weathering hydrolysis ice wedging

Answer 1

The process you're describing is known as salt wedging. This occurs when water evaporates and leaves behind salt crystals, which can expand and exert pressure on the surrounding rock, leading to cracking and breaking. This is distinct from ice wedging, which involves the freeze-thaw cycles of water, and chemical weathering and hydrolysis, which involve the chemical alteration of minerals.