Re-crystallization, which produces interlocking textures. Sedimentary rocks are generally layered or bedded and range in size from inches to thousands of feet thick. The process by which a rock is broken down into smaller and smaller fragments by external physical forces. It does not cause changes in chemical composition of a rock. Larger heavier fragments are the first to be deposited while smaller lighter fragments are transported further and are rounded from the abrasion encountered during transportation.
Glaciers pick up rock material by means of abrasion.
Porous and fractured rocks are broken by expanding forces caused by water freezing within the rock. Wind typically carries small particles and is very capable of eroding and transporting large amounts of sediments. They also cause the abrasion rocks and sand particles as they are transported along the shore. The transformation of the original material into a different one. Particle size is very important in the process of chemical weathering.