Question

How does the Sun contribute to physical weathering?

A.) When water is heated, it expands, which causes rocks to break.
B.) Minerals in rocks heat and expand at different rates, which causes rocks to break.
C.)The Sun has no effect on the physical weathering of rocks.

Answer 1

We know, minerals are non-uniformly distributed inside the soil, when Sunlight reaches it, rocks heat and expand at different rates depend on the nature of mineral, then it breaks

In short, Your Answer would be Option B

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