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Which of the following describes chemical weathering?
Question 3 options:

A)

The removal of overlying material decreases pressure on an underlying rock.

B)

Salt crystals grow in the cracks and pores of a rock.

C)

Acid rain dissolves minerals within a rock.

D)

Plant roots expand cracks within a rock.

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C) Acid rain dissolves minerals within a rock.

This describes chemical weathering (chemical breakdown/dissolution of minerals). The others are physical (mechanical) weathering processes.