Question

Ramon finds a rock that has a plant growing out of it. At the base of the plant, he can see some cracks forming in the rock. What type of physical weathering is this? (1 point)

Responses

Root wedging
Root wedging

Exfoliation
Exfoliation

Abrasion
Abrasion

Frost wedging

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Frost wedging

Answer 2

are you sure

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

I apologize for the mistake. The correct answer is root wedging. Root wedging refers to the physical weathering process in which plant roots grow into cracks in rocks and exert pressure, causing the cracks to expand and break apart the rock.