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As rivers flow into the ocean and deposit thick layers of sediment on the ocean floor what will the crust under the sediment do?
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∙ 12y ago
the crust will cool to form metamorphic rock
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What are the layers of a mountain?
Crust
What are the different layer of the lithosphere?
The lithosphere can be defined as the crust and the uppermost mantle, but above and separate from the rest of the upper mantle (asthenosphere). The outer layer of the crust, including the land surfaces, can be called the pedosphere - the boundary between rock and atmosphere or rock and ocean, where soil and sediment is formed.
What are the two layers of the continental crust called?
The 2 layers of the continental crust are oceanic crust and the land crust
What layer is the thinnest of the earth?
The thinnest layer of Earth is the Lithosphere, also commonly called the crust.
What is the breakdown of the earths crust into sediment?
weathering
Is The earth's crust is composed of layers of rock?
Yes, the earths crust is composed of layers of rock
What are the two layers beneath the earth's crust?
Layers
How are sedimentary rocks are made?
Sedimentary rocks are made by the majority of the crust are covered by a thin veneer of loose sediment, and the rock which is made as layers of this debris get compacted and cemented together.
What is the breakdown of the earth's crust into sediment called?
weathering
What thing has layers?
The Earth's crust has layers, the atmosphere has layers, and certain types of cake have layers.
What are the layers of the earthes crust?
the crust is a single layer
Different layers of the earth?
The compositional layers of the earth are the crust, mantle and core. The physical layers are the lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer and inner core.
