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Suppose that one day, you see a crack on a sidewalk. That night is very cold. The next day, you notice that the crack is filled with ice. What might happen to the crack over the…

Suppose that one day, you see a crack on a sidewalk. That night is very cold. The next day, you notice that the crack is filled with ice. What might happen to the crack over the…
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Suppose that one day, you see a crack on a sidewalk. That night is very cold. The next day, you notice that the crack is filled with ice. What might happen to the crack over the course of the winter months?

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Answer is the crack will expand or get bigger due to frost wedging.

Explanation: Frost wedging is a mechanical weathering where stresses, cracks and fractures are created by the freezing of water into ice.
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