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  1. The rate of weathering also depends on the surface area that is exposed. Mechanical weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces. As the pieces get smaller, their surface area increases. When this happens, there is more total surface area available for chemical weathering. The result is that weathering has more of an effort on smaller particles.
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The relationship between surface area and weathering rate is directly proportional. The rate of weathering is directly influenced by the surface area exposed.

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