What Kind Of Weathering Is Freeze Thaw. Freeze thaw weathering freeze thaw weathering affects granite as it is an impermeable (resistant to water) rock. A crack in a rock can fill with water which then freezes as the temperature drops.
Freeze/thaw cycles expand existing fissures in existing rock by the expansion caused by ice crystal formation. Freeze/thaw is one of the most common mechanical weathering processes in the southern alps. Ice wedging works quickly, breaking apart rocks in areas with temperatures that cycle above and below freezing in the day and night,…