The correct answer is salt wedging. This process occurs when water evaporates within the rock, leaving behind salts that crystallize and expand, causing the rock to break apart.
Weathering and Erosion Impact Quiz
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The evaporation of water within rocks, that leaves behind expanding crystals that cause breaking, is know as?(1 point)
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ice wedging
ice wedging
chemical weathering
chemical weathering
salt wedging
salt wedging
hydrolysis
hydrolysis
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