Describe the freeze/thaw cycle. what climate would this occur in?
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Physical weathering is caused by the effects of changing temperature on rocks, causing the rock to break apart. The process is sometimes assisted by water. ... Freeze-thaw occurs when water continually seeps into cracks, freezes and expands, eventually breaking the rock apart.
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During the frost wedging 9% water expansion can be seen and you can find water in the crevices of the rocks. Water filled inside these cracks can frozen and they can expand when gets cooled. Water expands at temperatures less than 4 degrees Celsius to negative 20 degrees Celsius. This is the reason of the burst pipes in winter and you can find such problems during winter.
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