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Sedimentary Rocks are formed when when sediment peices from other rocks are put under pressure from Above and presses them into minerals
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When layers of sediment are squeezed together to form rocks it is called?
It is called sedimentary rock.
What rock are sedimentary rocks?
Many sedimentary rocks are made from the broken bits of other rocks. These are called clast sedimentary rocks. The broken bits of rocks are called sediment. Sediment is the sand you find at the beach, the mud in a lake bottom, the pebbles in a river, and even the dust on furniture. The sediment may, in time, form a rock if the little pieces become cemented together
Can igneous rock be weathered to form sediment?
Yes. Any rock can be weathered to form sediment.
How is metamorphic rock is made from sediment?
Metamorphic rocks are formed by rocks sedimentary or igneous that change their form under intense heat and or pressure.
Sedimentary rocks?
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the accumulation of sediments.
Rocks that form when sediment cements and hardens together and hardens?
Sedimentary rocks.
What is the cause of rocks breaking down to form sediment?
Erosion
How did rocks get their name?
From the fact that most of them form from the lithification of sediment.
What do sedimentary rocks form from?
Sedimentary rocks form from a few different things. Sedimentary rocks form from sediment is deposited out of air, ice, wind and gravity.
When layers of sediment are squeezed together to form rocks it is called?
It is called sedimentary rock.
Where do sedimentary rocks come from above ground or underground?
Sedimentary rocks come from above ground , because sedimentary rocks form when sediment piles up and sediment is made up of loose particles of clay, silt and sand
How do ripples form in sedimentary rocks?
The ripples do not form in the rocks, they form in soft, sandy sediment usually in water. The sediments are preserved after they have been buried, de-watered and turned into rock.
The layered nature of sedimentary rocks and the fact that they contain fossils suggest?
the rocks form from the deposition and buildup of sediment over time.
How sedimentary rocks form from sediments?
sediment gathers up then the water in the sediment starts to evaporate. Compaction and Cementation happens then forms layer after layer.
What does pressure from above remove from sediment to form sedimentary rocks?
The overburden pressure removes air and water, and therefore space, from between sediment particles.
Is sand a plant?
No, according to me, sand is rocks that have been eroded into smaller pieces similar to sediment so in other words, sand is a form of sediment.
What rock are sedimentary rocks?
Many sedimentary rocks are made from the broken bits of other rocks. These are called clast sedimentary rocks. The broken bits of rocks are called sediment. Sediment is the sand you find at the beach, the mud in a lake bottom, the pebbles in a river, and even the dust on furniture. The sediment may, in time, form a rock if the little pieces become cemented together
