Which of the examples below is an example of weathering?76f9f43cdf881ac72c528759c97f9ba2.webm154 KB aUsing a hammer to break open a geode. bIce melting and water freezing in the crack of a rock causing it to break. cWind blowing leaves across rocks. dA pebble rolling down a grass covered slope.
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Which of the examples below is an example of weathering?76f9f43cdf881ac72c528759c97f9ba2.webm154 KB aUsing a hammer to break open a geode. bIce melting and water freezing in the crack of a rock causing it to break. cWind blowing leaves across rocks. dA pebble rolling down a grass covered slope.
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The example of weathering from the options provided is b) Ice melting and water freezing in the crack of a rock causing it to break. This is a process known as freeze-thaw weathering. It occurs when water continually seeps into cracks, freezes and expands, eventually breaking the rock apart.
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