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How do rocks turn to dirt?

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Why are plants and animals fossils commonly found in the layers of sedimentary rocks?

dead organisms get buried in dirt,sand,etc which harden and turn into rocks over a long period of time.


Is separating rocks and dirt chemical or physical change?

Separating rocks and dirt is a physical change because it doesn't change the identity of either substance.


Is a meteor a living or nonliving thing?

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What happens to dirt and rocks when ice melts?

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What non-living things are in grasslands?

sunlight, and air.

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Why do rocks dirt and water separate into layers?

Rocks are denser than dirt, and dirt is denser than water


What rocks make sedimentary rocks?

The wind blows around dirt and sediment, and then that dirt solidifies into sedimentary rocks.


Why do rocks come up in dirt?

When the Earth shifts beneath us, it pushes these rocks from under the dirt. The dirt is formed from parent rocks under the dirt. The movements cause vibrations and the rocks, as well as other things, move upward.


Plates are composed of earths crust and?

dirt and rigid rocks


Why are plants and animals fossils commonly found in the layers of sedimentary rocks?

dead organisms get buried in dirt,sand,etc which harden and turn into rocks over a long period of time.


Which makes up more of the earths weight Water as in glaciers and snow or Earth as in rocks dirt ect?

Earth as in rocks dirt ect.


What does dirt have in it?

tha is not true this is in dirt: The simple answer is that dirt is mixture of a whole lot of “stuff” such as rocks, sand, clay, and organic matter. The characteristics of the dirt in your area depend on the weather, the combinations of rocks, sands and clays, your geographic location, and what kind of organic matters are in the soil.


What can i do without soil?

use rocks or dirt


What does erosion move around?

dirt and rocks


What is nonliving in grassland?

Dirt, rocks.


Is a meteor a living or nonliving thing?

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Do dirt turn to mud and mud turn back into dirt?

It is the water content (or lack of) that alters the condition of the dirt (soil).