BASAL ICE FREEZING
GLACIAL PROCESSES
FREEZE/THAW
The process where water seeps into a crack in a rock, as the temperature drops below freezing, the water freezes and expands causing the crack to enlarge. The ice then melts into water again as the temperature rises above freezing. This action is repeated until the rock breaks.
2013-04-01 10:58:35.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: The process where water seeps into a crack in a rock, as the temperature drops below freezing, the water freezes and expands causing the crack to enlarge. The ice then melts into water again as the temperature rises above freezing. This action is repeated until the rock breaks. language code: en);