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Pollutants cover rocks with a toxic layer that weakens them.
Pollutants cover rocks with a toxic layer that weakens them.
Pollutants react with minerals inside rocks and weaken them.
Pollutants react with minerals inside rocks and weaken them.
Pollutants prevent carbon from mixing with water.
Pollutants prevent carbon from mixing with water.
Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.
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The correct response is:
Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.
This occurs because pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can react in the atmosphere to form acids, which can then precipitate as acid rain, leading to increased rates of chemical weathering of rocks and minerals.
