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chemical weathering
breaking down substances with chemical reactions
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| The breaking down of rocks from chemical reactions. Changes the chemical compistion | chemical weathering |
| Dissolves many types of rocks and minerals | water |
| Rainwater, hail, or snow that carry acids drop or melts and breaks down rocks | acid precipitation |
| Water that is in under the ground carry acids that cause a chemical reaction that breaks down the rock | acids in groundwater |
| Living things that produce acids that either eats up the rock or breaks it down. | acids in living things |
| When oxygen mixes with metals or rocks and creates a new substance | oxidation |