Question

If granite and marble were exposed in an area with a hot and humid climate, _____. the granite would weather more rapidly the marble would weather more rapidly the rocks would weather at the same rate

Answer 1

The correct answer is the marble would weather more rapidly.

The weathering of the rock can be defined as the procedure of the erosion of the rock by various agents. The marble is a metamorphic form of the limestone. The limestone is easily affected by the hot and the humid climates. The rain and the atmospheric carbon dioxide get mix together form mild acids, this acid react with the limestone and causes the chemical changes. As a result, the marble is subjected to erosion in hot and humid climate.

Answer 2

the marble would weather more rapidly.