How does air pollution impact chemical weathering?(1 point)

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Pollutants react with minerals inside rocks and weaken them.
Pollutants react with minerals inside rocks and weaken them.

Pollutants cover rocks with a toxic layer that weakens them.
Pollutants cover rocks with a toxic layer that weakens them.

Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.
Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.

Pollutants prevent carbon from mixing with water.
Pollutants prevent carbon from mixing with water.

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The correct response is:

Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.

Acid rain occurs when pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides combine with water vapor in the atmosphere, forming acids that can accelerate the chemical weathering of rocks and minerals.

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