Rock erosion is the process by which rocks are broken down and worn away by external factors such as wind, water, ice, and gravity. Over time, these forces can fragment rocks into smaller pieces and eventually reshape the landscape.
As slate is a metamorphic rock, it can't be worn easily. I t would be harder to wear than igneous or sedimentary rocks.
The agent of mechanical weathering you are referring to is called abrasion. It occurs when rocks are physically worn down by the friction and impact of other rock particles.
Sedimentary rocks can change to igneous rock when it goes through the rock cycle so a sediment can move to igneous rock where there is a volcanic activity happens making the the sediment get heat and pressure that makes igneous rock.So when you do the rock cycle you can go from igneous rock to a metamorphic rock.
Rocks are worn away through the process of weathering and erosion. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces while erosion is what carries the rock to new places. Rocks can be worn away by water, ice, and wind. Examples of this are abrasion, ice wedging, and dissolution.
The process of rock being worn away by the grinding action of other rock particles is called abrasion. This can happen through the physical scraping and rubbing of rocks against each other, resulting in the wearing down of the surfaces over time.
It gets worn away by the sea because it is simply eroded which mean when water is moving fast the waves crash against the rock and bits fall off into the sea. when this happens the waves carry the pieces of rock away and they end up on a beach as sand or at the bottom of the ocean.
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When its worn away...its called erosion
No, harder rocks generally erode more slowly than softer rocks because they are more resistant to weathering and abrasion. Soft rocks tend to be more easily worn away by wind, water, and other environmental factors.
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Rocks wear away because slowly,wind/water take away tiny pieces of dust and slowly it gets worn away.