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How can the collision of plates lead to the formation of sedimentary rock?
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∙ 14y ago
Collisions of plates cause rock particles to fall and go through the process of deposition the compaction and finally cementation where it finally becomes a sedimentary rock
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What types of rocks are created from erosion and deposition?
Erosion and deposition can lead to the formation of sedimentary rock.
How can subsidence lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks?
When the ground subsides it can become lower than the surrounding terrain, forming a basin. Since water, which carries sediment, flows downhill, sediment will collects in these basins. If enough sediment collects, compaction and cementation will turn it into sedimentary rock.
How could collision between two seafloor plates produce volcanic activity?
The more dense plate could move under the less dense plate producing magma which can lead to volcanic eruptions
What are the tectonic conditions that lead to the formation of a chain of volcanoes on a continent and island arc volcanoes?
Continental and island arc volcanic chains are due to the collision of tectonic plates and the subduction of the more dense plate under the lighter, less dense plate. The resultant melting of the subducted crust as it reaches the mantle results in volcanism as the lighter, melted rock attempts to rise to the surface.
Which phenomenon leads to the formation of metamorphic rocks?
Heat and pressure lead to the formation of metamorphic rocks.
Can a collision of two continental plates create a mountain range?
Yes, the collision of the tectonic plates due to internal disturbance can lead to the formation of mountain range because of there sliding over one another.
Erosion on a mountain range that was pushed up as a result of two continental plates colliding will lead to the formation of?
sedimentary rock
Will the erosion on a mountain range that was pushed up as a result of two continental plates colliding lead to the formation of igneous rock metamorphic rock sedimentary rock or magma?
Erosion would most likely lead to deposition, compaction, and cementation, processes involved in the creation of sedimentary rock.
What types of rocks are created from erosion and deposition?
Erosion and deposition can lead to the formation of sedimentary rock.
Tectonic plates slideing past each other can lead to the formation of what?
Transform faults and continental ruptures.
What role does weather and erosion have in the change of igneous rock to sediment?
Clastic sedimentary rocks are formed by the weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction and cementation of other rocks. Chemical sedimentary rocks however may be precipitated directly from saturated solutions (examples incldue the evaporitic rocks and certain types of carbonates such as oolitic limestones). Some other sedimentary rocks may be biogenic in origin (such as the linmestones that are formed of coral reefs).
What happens when two continental plates come together?
When two Continental plates come together, they both collide.This forms mountains.
What is a type of sedimentary rock formed by the precipitation of minerals dissolved in a lake river or seawater?
sedimentary rock formed by the denudational process of various activity. the sediments in sea water may deposited and thus lead to the formation of sedimentary rock
Why did the quake in India occur?
India is a geological wonder of the world because that is where two tectonic plates are jammed up against each other...This collision lead to the formation of the himalayas. The reason why there are so many quakes is because of tectonic movement and the friction that they make against each other.
What are the steps or processes that lead to sedimentary rock formation?
Sedimentary rock can form in more than one way. The majority of sedimentary rock is clastic sedimentary rock, formed from the weathering and erosion of existing rock. The steps in its formation are listed below. Steps 4 and 5 are often listed together as the process of lithification.Weathering of pre-existing rock into smaller pieces.Erosion and transportation of weathered rock particles (sediments).Deposition of eroded sediments.Compaction of deposited sediments.Cementation of compacting sediments.For further explanation of sedimentary rock formation, see the related question below.
How can subsidence lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks?
When the ground subsides it can become lower than the surrounding terrain, forming a basin. Since water, which carries sediment, flows downhill, sediment will collects in these basins. If enough sediment collects, compaction and cementation will turn it into sedimentary rock.
How could collision between two seafloor plates produce volcanic activity?
The more dense plate could move under the less dense plate producing magma which can lead to volcanic eruptions
