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Q: Sedimentary rock made from layers of dead plants is called?
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Sedimentary rock made from layers of dead plans is called?

If the layer is of dead plants, it is a compressed layer known as a coal seam.


What is in organic soil layers?

Dead and decayed remains of plants and animals, called Humus.


What rock is it called when the pressure changes layers of dead plants into coal?

It's NOT photosynthesis.


What is the type of rocks which contain fossil fuels?

I think they're found in the fossils of dead animals or plants.


Why are plants and animals fossils commonly found in the layers of sedimentary rocks?

dead organisms get buried in dirt,sand,etc which harden and turn into rocks over a long period of time.


What type of rock is coal?

Coal is a type of organic sedimentary rock formed from dead plants.


Which rock form in layers from small pieces of rock minerals or dead origanisms?

Sedimentary rock


What type of sedimentary rock formed from particles of dead plants?

craphead


What do dead plants and animals get covered by layers of?

Dirt


How is a sedimentary rock with fossils formed?

Sedimentary rock (limestone, slate, etc) forms when small particles sink onto the seabed, along with dead animals or plants, forming deep layers of mud. Over a very long time, the lay may be subjected to enough pressure to form sedimentary rock, encasing the fossils.


What rock is made directly from dirt clay sand and particles of dead plants?

sedimentary


What Are Chemically Formed Sedimentary Rocks Formed From?

Chemically formed sedimentary rocks are formed from dead remains of plants and animals that is from an organic sediment.