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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.
it is called weathering; the rocks get weathered by wind, water, or earthquakes (main examples) and peices break off
Sediment
Weathering.
The naturally occurring breaking of rocks into smaller pieces is called physical (or mechanical) weathering. The other forms are biological and chemical weathering. All result in the diminution in size of the original rock.
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces .
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.
roots penetrate into small cracks in rocks and they grow thy exert pressure on rocks breaking them
Weathering breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces sediments results in the formation sedimentary rocks.
it is called weathering; the rocks get weathered by wind, water, or earthquakes (main examples) and peices break off
By weathering.
Rocks erode from mainly wind and water over time.
erosion
Sediment
Weathering and erosion breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
Sedimentary rocks