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If a rock is hard to break, it likely indicates that it has high strength and durability. It could be made of a dense material or have a strong mineral composition. This characteristic suggests that it can withstand significant force or pressure without fracturing or crumbling easily.
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What is a smooth coastline?
Made up of clay and sands. Erodes quicker than hard rock which is limestone or chalk. Not resistant to weathering and erosion. Eroded quicker than hard rock which creates a bay and the hard rock is called a headland. When you have hard rock then soft rock alternating it is called a discordant coastline.
How do headlands form?
These are formed when cliffs of hard rock erode more slowly than the surrounding softer rock does.
What do faults tell geologists about the relative ages of rock?
A fault must be younger than the rock it cuts through.
What part of a growing plant can put enough pressure on some kinds of rocks to break the rock apart?
A metal or a bigger rock than the composed one.
Is metamorphic rock soft or hard?
There are types of igneous rocks that are hard (eg granite) and others that are soft (eg volcanic ash). There are types of metamorphic rocks that are hard (eg gneiss) and others that are soft (eg marble). Thus "hardness" is not a characteristic that can be used to distinguish between the two.
How many hard rock cafes are there in the world?
They exist more than 143 hard rock cafe !! there is acutally 149 Hard Rock cafes
What is soft coastline?
Made up of clay and sands. Erodes quicker than hard rock which is limestone or chalk. Not resistant to weathering and erosion. Eroded quicker than hard rock which creates a bay and the hard rock is called a headland. When you have hard rock then soft rock alternating it is called a discordant coastline.
Has Hard rock music ever been known with a different name?
Hard rock is quite hard to define. Sometimes it is confused with heavy rock, but the two are slightly different (heavy rock is heavier and sometimes has more bass than hard rock). Also, the softer edge of hard rock bleeds into rock.
Can you bounce an egg that's not hard boiled?
An egg that isn't hard boiled would generally break if you bounced it. It's more than likely to break if it is hard boiled.
Is metamorphic rock generally soft rock or hard rock?
Comparatively hard, due to larger interlocking crystals and a higher density than most igneous/sedimentary rocks
What is a smooth coastline?
Made up of clay and sands. Erodes quicker than hard rock which is limestone or chalk. Not resistant to weathering and erosion. Eroded quicker than hard rock which creates a bay and the hard rock is called a headland. When you have hard rock then soft rock alternating it is called a discordant coastline.
How do headlands form?
These are formed when cliffs of hard rock erode more slowly than the surrounding softer rock does.
What do faults tell geologists about the relative ages of rock?
A fault must be younger than the rock it cuts through.
How can you tell if it is an igneous rock?
It will be in a volcanic or sediment rock.
Is magnetite a hard or soft rock?
Magnetite is considered to be a hard mineral, not a rock, because it has the ability to scratch glass and its hardness number is greater than 5.5 according to the Mohs scale.
What part of a growing plant can put enough pressure on some kinds of rocks to break the rock apart?
A metal or a bigger rock than the composed one.
Name the Only rock that flows?
If you mean the only rock that floats, than it would be pumice, which is often used to remove hard skin.
