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What is it called when rocks are broken down by water wind ice and heat?
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∙ 13y ago
it is called an erosion
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When wind and water break rock down?
When rocks get broken down by wind, water, ice or heat it's called weathering. Weathering is the process that occurs before erosion where the rock is broken down even further.
What is it called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces called sediments?
sedimentation
Which rock are broken down into soil?
Sedimentary, but technically all rocks can be broken down into Soil by a process called 'Weathering'
What are three ways rocks are broken down?
Rocks are broken down by physical and chemical weathering.The three ways are water / waves , wind , and plants.yes , water/waves , wind, and plants
Rocks are broken down into smaller fragments by the atmosphere and other factors in the environment is called?
Erosion
What type of rock when rocks are broken down into smaller fragments?
Rocks are broken down by physical or chemical weathering.
When wind and water break rock down?
When rocks get broken down by wind, water, ice or heat it's called weathering. Weathering is the process that occurs before erosion where the rock is broken down even further.
What is the process called by which rocks are slowly broken down?
Boredom.
What is it called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces called sediments?
sedimentation
Which rock are broken down into soil?
Sedimentary, but technically all rocks can be broken down into Soil by a process called 'Weathering'
What are three ways rocks are broken down?
Rocks are broken down by physical and chemical weathering.The three ways are water / waves , wind , and plants.yes , water/waves , wind, and plants
What is the moving of broken down rocks and sediments from one place to another called?
Erosion.
How rocks from a cliff can be broken down to become sand?
Erosion is the main force that acts on rocks to break them down into sand. Water getting into cracks, freezing and expanding also helps to break down rocks.
Rocks are broken down into smaller fragments by the atmosphere and other factors in the environment is called?
Erosion
Which part of the rock cycle breaks down rocks and transports the broken material elsewhere?
The rocks are crushed into a pulp called liquefaction. They are broken down due to lightning hitting the rocks every century until finally the rock has become a fine powder. This is how rocks are broken down. Reference- William's Science Encyclopaedia
What can rocks be broken down into?
sediment
Rocks being broken down as they tumble down a river is an example of?
Mechanical weathering (in this case, attrition) during erosion by water.
