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Because it slow it dOwn cant move through it easliy

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If a rock has bands of light and dark layers it is what?

It could be a sedimentary rock or a foliated metamorphic rock exhibiting alternating bands of light and dark minerals.


Where could you find rock debris fragments in loose layers?

There are a number of places where you could find rock debris fragments in loose layers. Some of them include plate tectonics, mines, glaciers and so many more.


How do scientists infer that some mountains were once underwater?

By looking at the different layers of material that make up a mountain you can determine if a mountain was once under the sea. There are fossil layers within the layers of rock and soil that make up the mountain. If there are layers containing fossils consistent with sea life a scientist could infer that that mountain was once under the sea. This could be the result of higher sea levels in the past or it could be the result of tectonic processes that have formed the mountains by pushing the land high above sea level.


What is a gap in the rock record caused by erosion?

Any gap in age of rock between rock layers is called an uncomformity. An unconformity is the contact between two layers representing a gap in the geologic record, usually from the erosion of the layers which would normally be expected to appear.


How can igneous rock disturb sedimentary rock layers?

Igneous rocks can disturb sedimentary rock layers and formations by their movement during ascent through such layer. when they make contact with this sedimentary rocks they could result to folding and/or metamorphism.

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How could the speed of flowing water chang to lay down alternating layers of sand and mud?

Because it slow it dOwn cant move through it easliy


If a rock has bands of light and dark layers it is what?

It could be a sedimentary rock or a foliated metamorphic rock exhibiting alternating bands of light and dark minerals.


If a rock has bands of light and dark layers its what?

It could be a sedimentary rock or a foliated metamorphic rock exhibiting alternating bands of light and dark minerals.


What beverage will change teeth color?

Yes. It could result in more layers of plaque.


Why was papyrus reed important in ancient Egypt?

It was used to make a material that could be written on, also called papyrus. Papyrus is similar to a very thin flexible plywood composed of several alternating layers of the reeds.


What could lower the salinity of shallow part of the ocean?

Excessive freshwater (rain) flowing into a shallow sea can change the salinity.


What could lower the salinity of a shallow part of the ocean?

Excessive freshwater (rain) flowing into a shallow sea can change the salinity.


What wood type is plywood?

The actual wood used could be almost anything, though pine is most common. Plywood is actually a type of manufactured wood with alternating layers glued together with their grain oriented perpendicular to increase the strength.


How can you get Scene hair without layers?

Highlights may give the hair a bit more apperance or volume. Or you could get a fringe cut, maybe a change? You could always get short choppy layers put in, and leave them at their natural state to create a lovely wild apperance?


What kind of electricity is in motion?

Alternating current could fit this description.


A large flowing body freshwater?

It could be a river.


What does it mean if your period stops flowing?

You could be pregnant