Which mechanism contributes to cirque formation in high-alpine environments with seasonal freeze-thaw cycles?

💡 Explanation

When water penetrates cracks undergoes repeated freeze-thaw, frost wedging occurs because water expands upon freezing, exerting pressure that fractures the surrounding rock and loosening debris. Therefore rock fracturing results, rather than dissolution, till deposition, or wind abrasion each necessitating different environmental conditions.

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