It is called weathering.
It is called erosion.
Erosion or weathering.
weathering
sedimentation
Sedimentation
weathering
The process of the breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces by physical means is called mechanical weathering.
weathering
Weathering and erosion breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
erosion
Rocks erode from mainly wind and water over time.
Soil is formed from rocks. When weathering breaks down rocks into smaller and smaller pieces you will get soil. This process takes thousands and thousands of years.
Sediments
Sediment.
mechanical weathering
sedimentation
Sediment
The process called weathering is responsible for the breaking up and wearing away of the Earth's rocks. The broken up rocks are then carried away by the process of erosion.
Sedimentation