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What breaks breaks down rocks?

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Erosive forces such as wind, rain, the sun, the freeze/thaw cycle, moving glaciers, chemical reactions, and gravity.

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anything...

wind

rain

other rocks

a sledgehammer

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venegar

give it time and almost anything can break down rock.

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