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Why do the rocks located in stream beds are smooth?
Rocks in stream beds can become smooth due to a process called abrasion. As water flows over the rocks, it carries sediment and particles that constantly rub against the rocks, wearing them down and making them smooth over time. The friction caused by the movement of water and sediment helps polish the surface of the rocks.
What causes rocks in a stream to be smooth is it weathering?
Weathering or air currents
What causes rocks to be smooth and rounded?
tumbling against other rocks and sand, either in a stream or in a rock tumbler.
Why are rocks in streams so smooth?
cause rocks r dumb
Rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a stream bed is an example of?
Mechanical weathering.
How is the process of rocks becoming smooth in a stream similar to a mountain range being pushed up?
They both happen very slowly.
What causes the difference between breccias and conglomerante?
The difference between breccias and conglomerate is that breccias are angular and conglomerates are smooth. What causes rocks to be smooth is transportation, such as when rocks are in a stream and are worn down. Therefore transportation is what causes the difference between breccias and conglomerates.
Are the rocks in cape cod smooth?
why are most of rocks extremely smooth
What is the difference beween a hypothsis and a theory?
A hypothesis is any idea used to explain and test a scientific idea, while a theory is a hypothesis that has become scientifically accepted. For example, say I hypothesize that rocks in a stream are worn smooth by erosion. This is a hypothesis of sorts. I test this hypothesis by putting rocks in a room and in a stream, and conclude that the stream rocks have been worn smooth. If I complete multiple tests and the scientific community believes in my conclusion, I would call it the Theory of Water Erosion, or something similar.
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 rocks on the beach to be smooth?
By weathering. The water currents weather the rocks leaving them smooth.
What rocks are shiny and smooth?
mica
