What causes a rock to break down into sediments?

Answer:
When it is in water or just still when the water moves or when the wind blows sand or dirt will rub on it and start to break it down into little pieces.

Weathering from mechanical and chemical means is the process that causes rocks to become smaller and smaller; wind, rain, the sun, the freeze/thaw cycle, moving glaciers, chemical reactions, and gravity.
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