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What are negative effects of physical weathering on living things

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Plants grow through the cracks and animals dig in the soil, further breaking apart and dislodging structures. Chemical processes, like the oxidation of iron, cause unsightly rust. Carbonic acid, a result of carbon dioxide mixing with water, dissolves limestone. Acid rain also wears down stone.
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