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When rocks are broken down into small pieces what does it become?

Seddiment


Do small rocks unite with big rocks to form a boulder?

No. Boulders are large pieces of rocks that have broken off from formations of rock.


What are the factors or forces of causes braking to small pieces or articles?

What do you call the broken rocks


Rocks are made up of broken pieces of other rocks are called what rocks?

saltation


Talk about the patterns you can find in sedimentary rocks. Where do you see these patterns?

Sedimentary rock is formed when many rocks are broken into small pieces by erosion, after a long time the small rocks fuse together and become a rock with many different layers.


What kind of rocks look as if they were made up of broken pieces of smaller rocks and shells?

Sedimentary rocks


Does pieces of small rocks form beaches?

Yes. Sand is made up of broken up rocks and minerals. I am sure there is more to the composition, but rocks do help make up the beach with the help of the ocean, of course. :)


What is the definition of sediment in easy words?

Sediment is small pieces of sand, soil, rocks, and other materials that settle at the bottom of a body of water. Over time, sediment can build up in layers and eventually harden into rocks or soil deposits.


What is the second group of rocks that forms from sediments or pieces of broken rock called?

sedimentary rocks


What are small pieces of material that come from rocks or living things called?

These small pieces are called particles. They can be broken down further based on their source - for example, particles from rocks may be referred to as mineral particles, whereas those from living things may be organic particles.


Is shale considered an organic rock?

No i believe that Shale is considered a Clastic rock because it is made up of small pieces of other broken rocks.


What can all rocks be broken into?

Small Rocks, and smaller rocks, and even smaller rocks.