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An answer would depend on the definition of ripples, and whether it was a specimen or a body of rock. Ripples are usually an indication of moving air or water during the deposition of sediments, or an erosional feature on the surface of a rock.
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If a rock has ripples pointing downward, it suggests that the rock was formed in a depositional environment where sediments settled or were deposited horizontally or at a slight angle downward. This can occur in environments like riverbeds, deltas, or beaches where sediments are being deposited and compacted over time.
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What may happen when ripples on a pond encounter a large rock in the water?
Ripples are waves. When waves encounter something the result can include reflection, refraction or diffraction. A rock is a very different medium from a ripple and so there is no transmission of the water wave into the rock, so no refraction. Waves will be reflected are at the rock surface and 'bounce' back. The reflected ripples will exhibit interference with the oncoming ripples. The last thing that happens is diffraction. In the process of bouncing off the rock, wave will also go around the rock. If the rock is not too big, the ripples will actually reform after the rock. (This is particularly obvious if the size of the rock is only a few times greater than the wavelength of the ripples.) One will observe both the reflected waves (which are also called scattered waves in this context) and the original wave. Of course, the ripple has to last long enough to clearly see this to happen, so the number of wavelengths in the ripple should add up to be a good deal larger than the rock size. Otherwise, if the rock is really large, the reflection is about all that will be observed.
What is the mass of frozen rock and gas that has a tail pointing away from the sun is called?
It is a comet.
What does the following sentence mean. Soils were once rocks?
Earthen soil was originally rock. Over eons, erosion broke the rock down into granules.
What is the name of a satellite orbiting is space made of rock and ice and has a tail always pointing away from the sun?
A comet .
What rock is formed when lava cools down?
igneous rock is formed when lava cools down
What is it called when rock layers from folds or ripples?
What is it called when rock layers form folds or ripples
Describe what happens when ripples on a pond encounter a large rock in the water?
Ripples on a pond who encounter a large rock in the water will reflect off the rock. The medium for a ripple in a pond is the water.
What fossilized ripples tell about the conditions whene rocks formed?
The fossilized ripples tell us about the environmental conditions when the rock was formed
What may happen when ripples on a pond encounter a large rock in the water?
Ripples are waves. When waves encounter something the result can include reflection, refraction or diffraction. A rock is a very different medium from a ripple and so there is no transmission of the water wave into the rock, so no refraction. Waves will be reflected are at the rock surface and 'bounce' back. The reflected ripples will exhibit interference with the oncoming ripples. The last thing that happens is diffraction. In the process of bouncing off the rock, wave will also go around the rock. If the rock is not too big, the ripples will actually reform after the rock. (This is particularly obvious if the size of the rock is only a few times greater than the wavelength of the ripples.) One will observe both the reflected waves (which are also called scattered waves in this context) and the original wave. Of course, the ripple has to last long enough to clearly see this to happen, so the number of wavelengths in the ripple should add up to be a good deal larger than the rock size. Otherwise, if the rock is really large, the reflection is about all that will be observed.
When you drop a rock into a pond the energy from the rock moves through the water in a rhythmic pattern called what?
The pattern is known as: Concentric ripples.
When you drop a rock into a pond the energy from the rock moves through the water in a rhythmic pattern called?
The pattern is known as: Concentric ripples.
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.
When was the bombing in ripple rock?
Ripples are caused by the flow of fluid (liquid or gas) over sediment.
Is a break between areas of rock where movement occurs?
No, The earth ( Rock ) bends before snapping back into place thus resulting in an earthquake sending ripples outward
How is echo produce?
Imagine a pool of water. If you dropped a rock in the water you would cause ripples that would travel out evenly in all directions. When one of those ripples hits a wall, you can see that the ripple bounces off the wall. Sound works the same way. Sound is basically just ripples in the air (vibrations). When a sound vibration hits a wall it bounces back much like the ripples in water.
What causes waves in the rock layers?
depending on the rock. sedimentary rocks are formed under water and may have water wave ripples. metamorphic rock has been pressed into waves. igneous rocks flowed in waves
Why would there be ripples?
Either normal wave action or someone dropped something (a rock? a load of dirt?) in the other side of the pond.
