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No. Sediment builds up on a bottom of a body of water, and sinks to the bottom. This is mostly little creatures near the surface of the water who die, then sink to the bottom. After decades of this, quite a thick layer of sediment is built up.
This sediment can later be turned into . . . sediment ary rock.
What else can I help you with?
Are sedimentary rocks made when molten lava cools?
No, sedimentary rocks are formed through the accumulation and compression of sediment (such as sand, mud, and organic material) over time. Lava cools and solidifies to form igneous rocks, not sedimentary rocks.
Is vindhyan system made of igneous rocks?
No, the Vindhyan system is primarily made up of sedimentary rocks. Igneous rocks, which are formed from the cooling of molten lava or magma, are not a dominant component of the Vindhyan system.
What is the most important information on sedimentary rocks?
Probably that they are sedimentary. =] They are made of sediments, and, unlike igneous and metamorphic rocks, are so far unaffected by magma/lava.
What are sedimentary rocks made of lava or magma?
Neither. Sedimentary rocks are made out of sand, silt, clay, etc. Over time these can accumulate, and under sufficient pressure they are compressed into rock.
Can rock be made of other rock?
Sedimentary rocks are rocks made out of sediment, which is often other rocks ground down to powder. Metamorphic rocks are sedimentary rocks that have been changed (partially melted and hardened) by being exposed to extreme heat and pressure. So, yes.
Is sedimentary rock made from solidified lava?
Rock that is formed from volcanoes are igneous rocks. Sedimentary rocks are formed from other layers of grains that are heaving and over millions of years have enough weight squish the grains into a proper rock. This is why the newest rocks are found at the top of layers.
What rock is made of compressed and hardened clay?
Clastic sedimentary rocks, like shale and sandstone.
Igneous rocks sedimentary rocks metamorphic rocks are created from?
Igneous rocks are made from molten lava. Then they become solid like a rock. There are two types of igneous rock. Intrusive and extrusive.Intrusive means the rock was made from inside the Earth by lava. Extrusive rocks are form by the on the Earth by hard molten lava. Sedimentary rocks are form by bodies of water within the Earths Crust . Metamorphic rocks are form by dead animals and plants together in a rock.
Is made of sediments an igneous rock characteristics?
No, rocks made of sediments are called sedimentary rocks. Igneous rock comes from volcanic activity -- lava and the like.
Name the 3 kinds of rocks?
The three main types of rocks are igneous, formed from cooling lava or magma; sedimentary, formed from compressed layers of sediment; and metamorphic, formed from existing rocks that undergo high heat and pressure.
What type of rock is made of hardened sediment?
Sandstone, claystone, limestone, or various other type of sedimentary rocks. That answer is WAY wrong the correct answer would be a sedimentary rock.
What is one way igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are different?
igneous rocks are made of lava that cools and hardens and metamorphic rocks are madeby heat and pressure.
