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How does igneous rock turn into sand?
Through the processes of weathering and erosion.
What does sand turn into when under high pressure and high temperature?
it will turn into the metamorphic rock, Quartzite
Can dirt and sand turn into rock?
If put under tremendous pressure for millions of years - which is what happened to slate and sandstone.
What difference is there between crushed rock sand and natural sand in mortar mixing?
What is differences between crushed rock and crushed sand
Is a sand a solid?
Sand is a solid due to its molecular arrangement.
How does waves turn rock into to sand?
they don't turn rocks into sand
How can waves turn rock to sand?
Over time the rock weathers.
How does a speck of sand turn into a sedimentary rock?
The grain of sand becomes a sedimentary rock when it gets erosion and is deposited on the bottom of a body of water. Then the eroded sand builds up and becomes a sedimentary rock if there is enough eroded sand.
How does igneous rock turn into sand?
Through the processes of weathering and erosion.
Would it take more wave energy to deposit the sand or the rocks on the beach?
Sand. It takes thousands of years for a rock to turn into sand.
What does sand turn into when under high pressure and high temperature?
it will turn into the metamorphic rock, Quartzite
How a rock changes to sand?
Grains of sand are really very tiny particles of rock. It takes time and certain kinds of weather to turn rock into sand. Rain, frost, and wind can do the job. At beaches, the tide hitting against the rocks forms sand. Salt water, too, forms sand by dissolving minerals in the rocks.
Is sand a type of rock?
Sand is composed of rock particles.
Can dirt and sand turn into rock?
If put under tremendous pressure for millions of years - which is what happened to slate and sandstone.
How waves can turn rock into sand?
by smashing the rock into other big rocks or by making it travel all over the place little by little breacks down
What will happen to sand if a rock is in the sand?
The effect will likely be on the rock. Sand is rock that has already been powdered by erosion. What will happen is that the sand, if it is hard enough, will erode the rock surface, which typically polishes it until it is smooth.
What is the difference between a sandblasted rock and rock?
A sand blasted rock is any rock that's sitting in a landscape where sand can be picked up by the wind and blow against the rock. If there's isn't any sand that can be blown around, you can't get a sand blasted rock.
