How does acid rain weather rocks?

Answer 1

Acid rain is corrosive and reacts with the minerals in the rocks, sometimes dissolving them and sometimes making them change into a gas. This weakens the rocks which then fall apart and get washed away.

Answer 2

It breaks down limestone, chemically acid rain is :

H2CO3, it reacts with CaCO3 (limestone) to break it down.

Limestone is effervescent with all acids, you can try it by adding lemon, vinegar, or any other acid to a chalk, you will notice hydrogen bubbles. :)

Answer 3

Acid rain contains sulfuric and nitric acids, which react with minerals in rocks, such as calcite and feldspar, breaking them down through a process called chemical weathering. The acids dissolve the minerals, weakening the rock and causing it to erode more easily over time. This can lead to the degradation of rock structures and formations.

Answer 4

Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks containing carbonate and limestone are eroded by acid rain. Igneous rock is essentially untouched

Answer 5

the rain is more acidic so it wares away carbonate materials. and for regular rocks the force it has on the rock breaks the rock into sediments.

hope that helped.

Answer 6

the rain has stronger acidic content in it, so like a tablet in water, it dissolves the rock

Answer 7

It lands on the rocks and dissolves them.

Answer 8

The acid causes the calcite in rocks to change chemically, and holes from. Monuments, buildings, and gravestone made of marble or limestone change and weaken when exposed to acid rain and eventually breaks down fully.