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Physical Weathering – Lewis Range, MT. In temperate climates, water can infiltrate cracks in the sedimentary rocks (and other types as well), and with repeated freeze-thaw cycles, can break the rocks apart by the physical weathering process of frost/ice wedging. The broken rocks often fall down the steep slope to form a pile of rubble at the base of the cliff. What is this pile of broken rocks called?