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What can a shape of the clastic rocks particles tell you about its rounded shape?
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What is a pyro-clastic cloud?
a pyroclastic cloud is a cloud of gas, ash, dust, stones and rocks emitted during a highly explosive volcanic eruption.
Wind and ice cause what sort of change in rocks?
Yes, this is why rocks in streams are generally smooth. Also, wind can shape rocks due to the small particles it carries.
What causes a glacial valley to be u shape?
When the glacier is moving down the side of the valley it scrapes of the rocks. The grinding changes the shape of the valley so that it is rounded.
How do rocks differ in shape?
Rocks differ in shape. The shape of rocks depend on the shape of the minerals that compose them. Rocks may be round or angular.
What are the different properties of rocks?
Rocks have a number of properties. A number of these are summarised below.Properties of rocks and rock masses:StrengthStiffnessDensityGrain / crystal sizeGrain shape (angular to rounded)Bedding thicknessJoint spacingPorosityPermeabilityChemical compositionSolubility.
What rocks are a mix of rounded pebbels and sand?
Sedimentary rocks are formed when flowing water deposits sediment. They tend to have a rounded shape, because the flowing water smooths out their shape.
Sedimentary rocks formed from broken fragments of other rocks are?
These are known as clastic or detrital sedimentary rocks. Depending on the size of the clasts they may be claystones (< 4 micro m), siltstones (grain size between 4 and 64 micro m) or sandstones (grain size between 64 micro m and 2 mm). If formed of angular fragments larger than 2mm in a finer grained matrix, this type of rock is known as a breccia. If the fragments are rounded, and larger than 2mm then it is a conglomerate.
What is a pyro-clastic cloud?
a pyroclastic cloud is a cloud of gas, ash, dust, stones and rocks emitted during a highly explosive volcanic eruption.
How do you classify rocks?
Geologists classify rocks by looking at their chemical and mineralogical composition then at the the size and shape of their component minerals then at any texture, pattern or grain that the rocks may display. They also classify them in relation to how they were formed.
Why does rock tend to become rounded?
A lot of rocks have sat in water at one time or another, and flowing water erodes minerals, giving rocks a smooth, rounded shape over time.
What causes a valley shape?
When the glacier is moving down the side of the valley it scrapes of the rocks. The grinding changes the shape of the valley so that it is rounded.
What shape is the conglomerate rock?
Conglomerate rock could be any shape or size, but the rocks contained within the conglomerate rock are rounded or smoothed.
Wind and ice cause what sort of change in rocks?
Yes, this is why rocks in streams are generally smooth. Also, wind can shape rocks due to the small particles it carries.
What causes a glacial valley to be u shape?
When the glacier is moving down the side of the valley it scrapes of the rocks. The grinding changes the shape of the valley so that it is rounded.
How do rocks differ in shape?
Rocks differ in shape. The shape of rocks depend on the shape of the minerals that compose them. Rocks may be round or angular.
What happens to the Shape of rocks after abrasion?
Rocks usually start off as angular objects with edges and corners. After abrasion the edges and corners get removed and the rocks end up smooth and more rounded, they also get smaller.
What process is responsible for producing the rounded shape of the particles shown on the steam bottom in the cross section?
porosity is the process produced.
