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Weathering Unit Test 1 of 111 of 11 Items Question Which phrase best describes frost wedging?(1 point) Responses a type of physical weathering that occurs due to temperature changes a type of physical weathering that occurs due to temperature changes a type of erosion that occurs due to friction a type of erosion that occurs due to friction a type of erosion that occurs due to temperature changes a type of erosion that occurs due to temperature changes a type of physical weathering that occurs due to friction

Answer 1

The phrase that best describes frost wedging is:

a type of physical weathering that occurs due to temperature changes.

Frost wedging occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, and expands, causing the rocks to break apart. This process is driven by temperature changes.