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What is a cause of mechanical weathering?

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Gage Farnsworth ∙

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Updated: 10/29/2021

Weathering may occur through the actions of water, air, plants, animals and various chemicals. Mechanical weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces without changing the composition of the minerals in the rock

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