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What do igneous rocks become when they break down and settle into layers?
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How does an igneous become sedimentary?
Weathering and erosion cause the igneous rock to break apart causing sediments from it to go somewhere like a river. Than over time compaction and cementation cause it to become a sedimentary rock.
Erosion can break rock into?
IgNeous actuallly its fragments
When rock layers break the resulting surface they break and slide on is a?
A Fault
Weathering and erosion break igneous and other types of rock into smaller pieces called what?
Sediments
What causes igneous rock to become sediment?
The sedimentary rock melts,which causes magma. When the magma cools it becomes an igneous rock.
What do igneous rocks become when you break down and settle into layer?
sedimentary rocks
How can metamorphic become igneous rock?
Metamorphic rock can melt under the surface of the earth, and the harden into an Igneous rock. As an Igneous, it could crystalize, or break down into sediment where it can become either Igneous or Sedimentary.
What is a break in the layers of rock which causes a section of it to become dislocated?
It is an earthquake.
How does an igneous become sedimentary?
Weathering and erosion cause the igneous rock to break apart causing sediments from it to go somewhere like a river. Than over time compaction and cementation cause it to become a sedimentary rock.
Can a metamorphic rock break in half then one half turns into a igneous rock and the other into a sedimentary rock?
The only way a metamorphic rock can become a sedimentary rock is if it is eroded and the pieces settle in a body of water and eventually become sedimentary rock. A whole piece of metamorphic rock is never going to become , by itself, a piece of sedimentary rock.
How does igneous becomes sedimentary?
Weathering and erosion cause the igneous rock to break apart causing sediments from it to go somewhere like a river. Than over time compaction and cementation cause it to become a sedimentary rock.
What does rock cycle mean?
The rock cycle describes the changes that occur to sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks through events such as weathering or being forced down into the magma and being reborn. It covers how sand, dirt, and minerals become rocks, then break down into their separate elements again.
Erosion can break rock into?
IgNeous actuallly its fragments
A break in layers of rock is?
Fissure.
When rock layers break the resulting surface they break and slide on is a?
A Fault
How sedimentary rocks form?
Sedimentary rocks are formed when eroded earth builds up
Which rock would be harder to break with a hammer a sedimentary rock or an igneous rock?
You would normally think that an igneous rock would be harder to break. However, it completely depends on which igneous rock is being compared to which sedimentary rock, as their resistance to breakage is so varied. There are some igneous rocks (obsidian and pumice, for example) that would break much easier than some sedimentary rocks, such as chert or flint.
