n. The process of breaking down rocks and minerals into smaller pieces by physical forces, such as temperature changes, water, ice, or wind, without changing their chemical composition.
Physical weathering caused the rock to crack and crumble over time.
mechanical weathering; disintegration; fragmentation
chemical weathering; erosion; dissolution
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