Acid rain causes very rapid mechanical weathering of rocks and minerals by dissolving them chemically. This process weakens the structure of rocks and speeds up their breakdown into smaller particles. Over time, this can lead to the erosion and deterioration of landscapes and buildings.
False. Acid rain can cause chemical weathering, which is a slower process that breaks down minerals and rocks over time. Rapid mechanical weathering is typically caused by physical forces such as frost wedging or plant roots breaking up rocks.
Chemical weathering, such as the reaction of rock with acids or oxidation, does not cause mechanical weathering. Mechanical weathering involves physical processes like freezing and thawing, abrasion, and root growth that break rocks into smaller pieces without altering their composition.
a. carbonic acid
Chemical weathering causes acid rain. When sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the atmosphere from human activities, they combine with water vapor to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, which then fall to the earth's surface as acid rain.
Mechanical weathering examples include frost wedging, where water seeps into cracks in rocks and freezes, expanding and breaking the rock. Chemical weathering examples include acid rain, where pollutants in the atmosphere react with water to form acidic precipitation that can erode rock surfaces over time.
Acid
False. Acid rain can cause chemical weathering, which is a slower process that breaks down minerals and rocks over time. Rapid mechanical weathering is typically caused by physical forces such as frost wedging or plant roots breaking up rocks.
Mechanical weathering includes abrading or crushing. Chemical weathering includes dissolution in water or acid rain. Oxidation and reduction reactions can also cause chemical weathering.
chemical
Acid rainfall is considered as chemical weathering.
Chemical weathering, such as the reaction of rock with acids or oxidation, does not cause mechanical weathering. Mechanical weathering involves physical processes like freezing and thawing, abrasion, and root growth that break rocks into smaller pieces without altering their composition.
Carbonic acid
mechanical weathering
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a. carbonic acid
Weathering refers to the disintegration and decomposition of rocks. Pressure, temperature, acid rain, water, ice and wind all contribute to mechanical and chemical weathering.
Chemical weathering causes acid rain. When sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the atmosphere from human activities, they combine with water vapor to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, which then fall to the earth's surface as acid rain.