Sediment
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.
The process of breaking igneous rocks into smaller pieces is called weathering. This can occur through physical weathering (such as frost wedging or abrasion) or chemical weathering (such as dissolution or hydrolysis).
Weathering and erosion break igneous and other types of rock into smaller pieces called sediments.
The process you are referring to is called weathering. Weathering involves the physical forces of water, wind, temperature changes, and ice that break down rocks into smaller pieces over time.
The process of breaking down materials into smaller pieces is called fragmentation. This can occur through physical forces (like weathering and erosion) or through biological processes (such as digestion or decomposition).
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.
The process of breaking igneous rocks into smaller pieces is called weathering. This can occur through physical weathering (such as frost wedging or abrasion) or chemical weathering (such as dissolution or hydrolysis).
Weathering and erosion break igneous and other types of rock into smaller pieces called sediments.
The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces is called weathering. Weathering can occur through physical processes like freezing-thawing cycles or chemical processes like acid rain. These smaller rock pieces can then contribute to the formation of soil.
The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called weathering. This can happen through various mechanisms like physical weathering (e.g. freezing and thawing, root wedging) or chemical weathering (e.g. oxidation, hydrolysis).
mechanical weathering
The process you are referring to is called weathering. Weathering involves the physical forces of water, wind, temperature changes, and ice that break down rocks into smaller pieces over time.
The process of breaking down materials into smaller pieces is called fragmentation. This can occur through physical forces (like weathering and erosion) or through biological processes (such as digestion or decomposition).
The process you are referring to is called weathering. It is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by physical (e.g. water, ice) or chemical (e.g. acids from plants) means.
Boulders broken down by weathering or erosion can form smaller pieces called pebbles or gravel. These smaller pieces can eventually be further weathered into sand particles.
Sediments
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces .