How can moving water contribute to physical weathering?(1 point)

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It can transport rocks to different locations.
It can transport rocks to different locations.

It can cause the formation of new minerals in rocks.
It can cause the formation of new minerals in rocks.

It can make rocks expand and contract.
It can make rocks expand and contract.

It can cause rocks to bump against each other.

Answer 1

Moving water can contribute to physical weathering primarily by the option:

It can cause rocks to bump against each other.

This process, known as abrasion, occurs as rocks and sediments carried by the moving water collide with each other and with the riverbed, gradually wearing down their surfaces and breaking them into smaller pieces.