Question 19 • *MHS - Earth Science - S1 - CR
Freeze and thaw cycles cause mechanical weathering: water enters cracks, freezes and expands, then thaws, gradually breaking rock apart. The resulting loose material can move downhill slowly by creep or rapidly in a slump. Deposition is the settling of transported material, not a process directly caused by freeze and thaw cycles.
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