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sedimentation
Sedimentation
Weathering breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces sediments results in the formation sedimentary rocks.
weathering
It is called erosion
Sediments
sedimentation
The process of dissolving by breaking into smaller pieces is called dissolution. This is the process through which a solute makes a solution by breaking the solvent.
Sediments
Sediments
Sedimentation
Weathering breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces sediments results in the formation sedimentary rocks.
Weathering
weathering
It is actually called weathering, but if your talking about the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces by physical means it is called Mechanical Weathering, by chemical means it is called Chemical Weathering.
Erosion or weathering are antonyms for lithification. Erosion refers to the processes that break down and remove rock and soil, while weathering is the process of wearing down or breaking apart rocks and minerals at or near the Earth's surface.
well, beaches are made of sediments and both are rocks broken down into smaller pieces