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Erosion is the term used to describe the movement of rock particles via wind, water, and ice.

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What type of mass movement occurs when rock fragments or rocks fall freely through the air?

Rockfall.


What type of mass movement occurs when rock fragments of rocks fall freely through the air?

Rockfall.


What is the Movement of fragments of rock?

The movement of rock fragments is called erosion.


What the movement of fragments of rock?

The movement of rock fragments is called erosion.


What are sedimentary rocks of weathered rock fragments called?

Sedimentary rocks of weathered rock fragments are called clastic rocks.


Clastic sedimentary rocks are formed from?

Fragments of preexisting rocks.


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What does saxa mean in roman time?

The word "saxa" in Latin denotes rocks or large stones or even fragments of rocks, depending upon how it is used in a sentence.


What sedimentary rocks are made of fragments of rocks minerals and shells?

Bioclastic sedimentary rocks.


What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rocks mineral and shells?

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When rocks are broken into smaller fragments?

soil


Are sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks chemical sedimentary rocks?

No. The rocks you describe are clastic or detrital sedimentary rocks.