imagine you placed a limestone with a surface area of 1,000 cm2 in a lush, tropical
environment. you also put a quartzite rock with a surface area of 100 cm2 in the desert
climate at a high altitude that experiences various cycles of freezing and thawing
throughout the year. which rock do you think would weather at the fastest rate?
why? your answer should include more than one factor that affects the rate of
weathering