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Rock fragments are called sediments and by a process called lithification they turn into sedimentary rocks. Lithification is made up by compaction and cementation which is by pressure and a natural glue that is formed from groundwater the sediments stick together and then harden into rock.
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What is the Movement of fragments of rock?
The movement of rock fragments is called erosion.
What are rock fragments that are squeezed together?
Clastic Rock- a sedimentary rock forms when rock fragments are squeezed together.
What is the name for weathered rock fragments?
Weathered rock fragments are known as sediment.
What makes a clastic rock different from a bioclastic rock?
A Clastic sedimentary rock forms when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together. A Bioclastic rock is a clastic rock but the fragments are not of preexisting rock but of organic shell and or bone fragments.
What is the relationship between gravity and the movement of rock fragments?
Gravity pulls at the rock fragments causing them to move.
What is the Movement of fragments of rock?
The movement of rock fragments is called erosion.
What the movement of fragments of rock?
The movement of rock fragments is called erosion.
What are rock fragments that are squeezed together?
Clastic Rock- a sedimentary rock forms when rock fragments are squeezed together.
What is the name for weathered rock fragments?
Weathered rock fragments are known as sediment.
What makes a clastic rock different from a bioclastic rock?
A Clastic sedimentary rock forms when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together. A Bioclastic rock is a clastic rock but the fragments are not of preexisting rock but of organic shell and or bone fragments.
What kind of rock is composed of rounded rock fragments?
A conglomerate, classified by rounded rock fragments larger than 2cm compacted and cemented into a rock.
What is the relationship between gravity and the movement of rock fragments?
Gravity pulls at the rock fragments causing them to move.
What comes out of the volcanos crater with the fragments of rock and lava?
fragments of rock dust ash steam and gases
A rock that is formed from rock fragments is called what?
A clastic rock.
What effect does increased time of abrasion have on the size of rock fragments?
Increased time of abrasion affects rock fragments by taking the fragments away over time. The rock will eventually decrease in size.
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