Vertical movement and horizontal movement caused by the expansion of freezing water are called

A) frost heaving.
B) frost thrusting.
C) solifluction and gelifluction, respectively.
D) frost thrusting and frost heaving, respectively.
E) frost heaving and frost thrusting, respectively.


E

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