Temperature can weather rocks because _____.

most rocks do not absorb heat evenly
water contracts when it freezes
heat can cause minerals to oxidize
rocks usually melt in the hot sun

Question

Temperature can weather rocks because _____.

most rocks do not absorb heat evenly
water contracts when it freezes
heat can cause minerals to oxidize
rocks usually melt in the hot sun

e.mccormick · Answer

Well, D is obvioulsy out.  But what do you think about the others?

anonymous · Answer

what happens when ice freezes inside a crack in a rock and then melts and freezes again, will it push it apart or not? now do rocks absorb heat, and if they did how would that erode it? just out of questionnaire how does heat cause minerals to oxidize