Question

Which is one way that chemical weathering influences mechanical weathering?

A. Ice wedging breaks apart rocks, thereby exposing them to acids in the rain.

B. Plants secrete acids that create holes in rocks, thereby allowing water to penetrate for ice wedging.

C. Water freezes in cracks of the rocks, thereby breaking them apart and the wind blows them away.

D. Winds scrape the rock layers away, exposing them to acids in the rain.