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Q: What are living plants in a swamp are covered with sediment and pressed eventually forming this valuable source of energy?
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Is coal living plants in a swamp are covered with sediment and pressed eventually forming this valuable source of energy?

Yes.


What is lithogenous sediment?

Rock forming sediments.


What must happen to rock that formed inside earth before it can become sediment?

It must weather and erode, forming sediment that can eventually lithify into sedimentary rock.


What is forming a delta an example of?

forming a delta is an example of deposition. depositing sediment somewhere else to create new land.


What is ocean stacks?

An ocean stack is a piece of the mainland that extends out into the coast and is surrounded on 3 sides by water. It is pounded by the ocean waves which weather away the weaker pieces of sediment and rock forming it into a jagged piece of rock that juts up from the ocean. Eventually the ocean currents will cause the remaining rock and sediment away.


What is the meaning of the Latin word for sediment?

Sedere literally means "to sit."Sedimentary rocks are formed by the deposition of sediment. In other words, sediment is deposited and "sits" forming these rocks.


Where does the oceanic crust eventually go?

It is subducted toward the core and eventually melts, forming magma.


How deltas form at the continental boundary?

A delta forms when the sediment from one area is brought to another area by a river after being eroded. The river will deposit the sediment at the mouth of the river, forming the delta.


Is a delta formed by weathering or erosion?

Contrary to your question, it is formed by deposition. When a river reaches a lake or the sea, water slows down and loses the power to carry sediment . The sediment is dropped at the mouth of the river, and sediment builds up in layers, forming a delta.


How do layers change into rocks?

Sediment layers are squeezed from above by the weight of overlying sediment, causing compaction. Compaction squeezes out air and water between the sediment particles. Minerals form as the air and water is squeezed out, cementing the particles together, and forming sedimentary rock.


How do rock layers change?

Sediment layers are squeezed from above by the weight of overlying sediment, causing compaction. Compaction squeezes out air and water between the sediment particles. Minerals form as the air and water is squeezed out, cementing the particles together, and forming sedimentary rock.


How can heavy rains create mudflows?

Water from the rain mixes with loose sediment, forming a dense slurry that can flow downhill.