Question

Which is an example of physical weathering?(1 point) Responses rock breaking apart when it falls from a cliff rock breaking apart when it falls from a cliff acid rain breaking down compounds in rock statues acid rain breaking down compounds in rock statues oxygen interacting with minerals in rock oxygen interacting with minerals in rock bits of iron in rock rusting when exposed to oxygen and water

Answer 1

An example of physical weathering is "rock breaking apart when it falls from a cliff." Physical weathering involves the mechanical breakdown of rocks without altering their chemical composition, which is accurately described in this response.