Which of the Following Is a Type of Physical Weathering

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a type of physical weathering?

• A) rocks breaking apart into smaller pieces along joints and other fractures
• B) minerals in bedrock dissolving into stream water
• C) minerals in bedrock reacting with oxygen in rainwater
• D) slowly adding water into certain minerals' structure

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