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Physical Weathering
What is physical weathering?
What causes physical weathering?
Provide one example of physical weathering:
As rocks heat up and cool down day & night, what
eventually happens to the rocks outer layer?
How does water cause physical weathering?
What does expand mean?
What causes potholes in streets to form?
Hot and cold temperatures, freezing water, and
______________ all cause rocks to weather.
How can trees cause physical weathering?
How can animals cause physical weathering?
What is the one major difference between chemical
weathering and physical weathering?
What is one major similarity between chemical
weathering and physical weathering?