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What are the force that break rocks?

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Answer:

weathering

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What are forces that break down rock?
weather.human animals
What is the destructive force that breaks down rock?
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...
How do you break a rock with a rock?
Very carefully, wearing gloves and eye protection. Ideally use a heavier and harder rock to break a smaller rock. This is rather inefficient and haphazard, but will occasionally suffice if proper...
What forces on Earth's surface break down rocks?
Weathering breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface by wind, rain, or ice.
How can you break rocks?
Water and freezing/cold weather can make rocks break. The water makes the rocks break when it goes into the rock cracks. When the weather gets cold/freezing the water expands and the rock breaks. Or...