Weathering (breaking down rock) and erosion (transporting rock material) at or near the earth's surface breaks down rocks into small and smaller pieces. These smaller pieces of rock (such as sand, silt, or mud) can be deposited as sediments that, after hardening, or lithifying, become sedimentary rocks.n Earth's surface, wind and water can break rock into pieces (weathering!). They can also carry rock pieces to another place (erosion)!. Usually, the rock pieces, called sediments, drop from the wind or water to make a layer.
The water cycle or hydrologic is a continuous cycle where water evaporates, travels into the air and becomes part of a cloud, falls down to earth as precipitation, and then evaporates again. This repeats again and again in a never-ending cycle.
âWater is always cycling around, through and above the Earth. This is called the natural water cycle â the continuous movement of water between the land, ocean, rivers and creeks and atmosphere. As water moves through the cycle, it changes state from liquid (rainwater, seawater) to gas (water vapour) and back to liquid.Liquid can also freeze and become solid (ice or snow).Water is always cycling around, through and above the Earth. This is called the natural water cycle â the continuous movement of water between the land, ocean, rivers and creeks and atmosphere. As water moves through the cycle, it changes state from liquid (rainwater, seawater) to gas (water vapour) and back to liquid.