Question
How does air pollution impact chemical weathering?(1 point)
Responses
Pollutants react with minerals inside rocks and weaken them.
Pollutants react with minerals inside rocks and weaken them.
Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.
Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.
Pollutants cover rocks with a toxic layer that weakens them.
Pollutants cover rocks with a toxic layer that weakens them.
Pollutants prevent carbon from mixing with water.
Responses
Pollutants react with minerals inside rocks and weaken them.
Pollutants react with minerals inside rocks and weaken them.
Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.
Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.
Pollutants cover rocks with a toxic layer that weakens them.
Pollutants cover rocks with a toxic layer that weakens them.
Pollutants prevent carbon from mixing with water.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.**
Acid rain is a significant result of air pollution, particularly from sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which can lead to increased rates of chemical weathering by reacting with minerals in rocks.
**Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.**
Acid rain is a significant result of air pollution, particularly from sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which can lead to increased rates of chemical weathering by reacting with minerals in rocks.