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How does the amount of precipitation affect the amount of weathering?

How does the amount of precipitation affect the amount of weathering?-example-1
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Rainfall and temperature can affect the rate in which rocks weather. High temperatures and greater rainfall increase the rate of chemical weathering. ... Minerals in a rock buried in soil will therefore break down more rapidly than minerals in a rock that is exposed to air.

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