erosion
Wind and water can break down rock through a process called weathering. Water can seep into cracks in the rock and freeze, expanding and causing the rock to break. Wind can carry small particles that can abrade the rock's surface over time.
The wearing away of rock by water and wind is called erosion. This process occurs over time as water and wind break down and transport rock particles, shaping the Earth's surface.
Weathering
water, wind, waves, and gravity
The process in which water, wind, ice, and heat break down rock is called weathering. Weathering involves the physical or chemical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces.
Common Granite
Another word for this is erosion.
The type of rock that does not originate in sediments laid down by water, wind, or ice is igneous rock. Igneous rock forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. This process can occur both above and below the Earth's surface.
Dissolution: where rock minerals are dissolved by acidic water. Oxidation: where minerals react with oxygen to form new compounds, weakening the rock. Hydrolysis: where minerals are broken down by water and acids, altering their chemical composition and structure.
its wind
The contracting and expanding of rock from the sun or water and ice breaks any rock that has a weak seam. The wind tends to grind rocks down by blowing sand grains against the rock's surface.
Weathering like wind, water, or plants break down the rock turning it to sand!