The process you are referring to is known as salt wedging. This occurs when water evaporates from within the rocks, leading to the formation of salt crystals that expand and can cause the rock to break apart.
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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