the breakup of rock caused by mechanical or chemical processes

the earth process by which earth materials are removed from one place and transported elsewhere by a mobile agent, such as water, wind, or ice

loose particles created by the weathering of rock

process by which sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying materials driving out water

solidification of sediments by the deposition of dissolved minerals in the tiny spaces between sedimentary particles

the movement of thermal energy from a warmer area to a cooler area

a force applied to a surface

the loss of heat by a rock, allowing it for solidification and/or formation of mineral crystals

the increase in thermal energy of a rock, allowing it to turn from solid to liquid form