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Identify the type of weathering from the following description

The pipes supplying water in colder regions break.

Action of frost

Explanation


When the water solidifies and becomes frost, its volume and dimensions increases. The particles of water expand. When the temperature falls below 0 ̊ and becomes negative, the water that has accumulated within the pipes freezes. This created pressure within the pipes will culminate in its breaking.


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