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Which weathering process involves physical forces but not chemical reactions or dissolving of minerals?

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the answer is physical weathering

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Physical weathering can be for example freezing and thawing cycles which can force open cracks or fractures in the rocks which can then make those rocks more susceptible to chemical weathering. This is the most obvious example of physical weathering.
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