The process you are describing is called ice wedging. Ice wedging occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, and expands, causing the cracks to widen and eventually breaking the rock apart.
Water seeps into the cracks of a rock and freezes, forcing the crack wider and eventually breaking the rock. Which is the term for this process?
deposition
ice wedging
erosion
dissolving
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