If you increase the surface area of a rock, how will it affect the rate at which it weathers? a. it will weather more quickly. b. it will have no effect because surface area is not a factor in weathering. c. it will weather more slowly. d. it will have no effect because a rock does not have a surface area.

As the earth formed, the force of gravity increased due to increased mass. what effect did this increased gravity have on the forming planet? the planet started to cool and an atmosphere formed. the planet started to become round and heat up. the planet started to wobble and turned upside down. the planet started to compress rock and form more radioactive elements.