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A rock can be weathered by water and wind.
Rocks can be eroded by abrasion from particles carried by water, wind, or ice.

One way is wind over time can wear a rock down.

Another is water can erode something like sand into finer particles on a beach.

A third way rock can be weathered is friction against another object can wear something down over a long period of time.

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