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What are breakup of rocks into fragments?

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The Breakup of rocks into fragments are called weathering.
Definition: process in where by rocks are broken down into small pieces called sediments.
Ex:water,ice,plants,&temperature
There are TWO types of weathering the following are chemical & physical weathering.

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