Question

Which event is an example of weathering?

Plates shift causing openings in the earth’s surface.

Heavy rain washes soil down a hillside.

Plant roots break a rock into pieces.

A beach is gradually worn away by ocean waves.

Answer 1

Plant roots break into rock pieces.

The reason why I say this is because when things break down that’s technically called “weathering” just like when rocks break down to form into a canyon or even when it rains and pieces of rock falls of the mountain.

Answer 2

Plant roots break a rock into pieces

Step-by-step explanation:

This type of weathering is mechanical/organic and weathering is when something is being broken down or changed.