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What characteristic of a rock is the best way to find out how it formed?
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Which characteristic provides the best evidence about the environment in which a rock was formed?
Texture
What characteristic would best indicate that a rock was formed from sediments deposited in shallow water near shore rather than in deep water?
a large grain size
What is a metamorphic rock formed from limestone?
A metamorphic rock formed from limestone is known as marble. Marble is created when limestone undergoes intense heat and pressure over time, causing its minerals to recrystallize and form a new, harder rock with a characteristic crystalline texture.
What is Best evidence of the environment in which an igneous rock was formed?
Texture
What provides the best evidence of the environment in which an igneous rock was formed?
texture
Which characteristic provides the best evidence about the environment in which a rock was formed?
Texture
Which characteristic provides the best evidence that obsidian rock formed in an extrusive environment?
noncrystalline glassy texture
What characteristic would best indicate that a rock was formed from sediments deposited in shallow water near shore rather than in deep water?
a large grain size
When is the radiometric clock set in the lifetime of a rock?
The radiometric clock is set when the rock is formed. Because this is when it sets, radiometric dating is used by geologist to find out when the rock was formed.
Which property best describes a rock which has formed from sediments?
The property that best describes a rock which has formed from sediments is that it is usually graded. It has fossils which are in form of rounded particles.
Which statements best describes how rock formed a wall?
earthquakes made the rock cave in
Where do you find siltstone?
Siltstone is a sedimentary rock that formed in ancient marine environments. Shale was also formed this way and is a sedimentary rock.
What is a metamorphic rock formed from limestone?
A metamorphic rock formed from limestone is known as marble. Marble is created when limestone undergoes intense heat and pressure over time, causing its minerals to recrystallize and form a new, harder rock with a characteristic crystalline texture.
What is Best evidence of the environment in which an igneous rock was formed?
Texture
Which physical characteristic best describes the rock phyllite?
Foliate textire with microscopic mic a crystal
What provides the best evidence of the environment in which an igneous rock was formed?
texture
Which provides the best evidence of the environment in which an igneous rock was formed?
Texture
