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rock is broken down by many forces,one of the main ones is water.also wind,ice,heat gravity,as in rockslides,magnetism,wear by people and animals tramling on them,cosmic rays,radioactivity,earthquakes and lets see if you can guess some more now that I have sparked your interest!

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