Question

This statue of Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan, China, is carved directly into the mountainside. The color and texture of the statue are constantly changing due to the pollutants from vehicles and industries nearby. What are the two main causes of the changes to the statute?

Answer 1

The correct answer to this question is letter "B.rainfall and chemical reaction."

Looking at the choices,
A. wind and rainfall, C.rainfall and gravity,
D.gravity and wind are natural phenomenon and we are not sure what's in the wind and rainfall.

B.rainfall and chemical reaction, E.wind and chemical reaction shows the reaction to the statue. It's more likely to be rainfall than wind.

Answer 2

The correct answer is - B. rainfall and chemical reaction.

The Great Buddha statue is under constant change and it is slowly but surely weathering bit by bit. The two biggest reasons for this are:

- The rainfall; the water from the rainfall is one of the biggest causes of weathering of the rocks, the water is known to decompose the rocks over time and the Great Buddha statue which is on an open space is not an exception of its influence.

- The chemical reactions; China has a huge problem with pollution. There's lots of pollutants in the air that are causing serious damage to most things, including the Great Buddha statue, and they contribute to quicker decomposing with their corrosive power and change in colour than anything else.