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What is breaking rock into sediment called?
The breaking down of rocks into sediments is called weathering. This is one of the critical stages of soil formation as it breaks a rock into small particles.
The breaking of rock into smaller pieces?
sediment
What is the breaking down of sediment?
Erosion.
Why does water carve rock?
Water will pick up sediment and the sediment will collide with the rock and eventually carve out rock. The water itself does not break down the rock.
Packed down as in sediment that becomes rock?
Compacted
Which process is involved in breaking down solid rock and turning it into sediment?
weathering
What is breaking rock into sediment called?
The breaking down of rocks into sediments is called weathering. This is one of the critical stages of soil formation as it breaks a rock into small particles.
The breaking of rock into smaller pieces?
sediment
What is the breaking down of sediment?
Erosion.
Which process causes breaking down of the rock cliff into sand-sized sediment?
Weathering : thats my answer.. Angel ybanez @ your service..
Which process is mostly responsible for the breaking down of the rock cliff into sand-sized sediment?
I think it is either weathering or fanlting
What is the definition of chemical weathering in a science textbook?
The breaking down of large rocks into sediment, or smaller rocks, and changing the rock into another substance
What is the process in which sediment is laid down is called?
When sediment is laid down, this is known as deposition. The sediment is unconsolidated and so it is not (yet) a rock.
What is the cause of rocks breaking down to form sediment?
Erosion
What is The breaking of rock into sediment by wave action of lakes and rivers?
This is the process of mechanical weathering.
Why does water carve rock?
Water will pick up sediment and the sediment will collide with the rock and eventually carve out rock. The water itself does not break down the rock.
Packed down as in sediment that becomes rock?
Compacted
