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What type of rock is a ripple mark?
A ripple mark is not a kind of rock in and of itself, but a feature found in some sedimentary rocks, usually sandstones.
How do sedimentary rock structures record geologic process?
They give us clues about the Earth's past. It has layers of sediments that are arranged by their density. Fossils are often found in sedimentary rock.
Which is most likely a nonsedimentary rock a rock containing fossil shells a rock showing ripple marks and mud cracks a rock composed of gravel cemented together a rock consisting of large intergrown?
a rock consisting of large intergrown
What are the main sub-categories Sedimentary Rock?
Detrital sedimentary rock Chemical sedimentary rock Biological sedimentary rock
Is copper a sedimentary rock?
No copper is not a metamorphic rock no-re is it a sedimentary rock or igneous it is actually a element!
Which type of rock is likely to show ripple marks and fossils?
Sedimentary rocks show fossils, because of pre-existing life forms. They also show ripple marks due to weathering and erosion...
A geologist finds a section of rock that shows ripple marks What does the presence of ripple marks say about the area where the rock formed?
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What type of rock is a ripple mark?
A ripple mark is not a kind of rock in and of itself, but a feature found in some sedimentary rocks, usually sandstones.
Sedimentary rocks with ripple marks suggest that the rocks formed where?
Ripple marks in sedimentary rock were emplaced in sediments by near shore wave action, covered by additional sediments, and eventually lithified into a solid rock which becomes exposed by weathering and erosion of overlying material over large expanses of time.
Ripple marks likely indicate that a rock formed?
Wind/ in water
How are ripple marks formed?
In general, ripple marks are those marks left by water or wind or a surface they have affected. Ripple marks caused by water may appear on rock, or on sand caused by water or wind. Use the link below for more information and some pics.
How sedimentary rock structures record geologic processes?
They form patterns that can tell you different things about the past, like ripple marks can show that there once may have been water there, which may now be a vast, dry desert.
5 types of sedimentary rock structures?
Stratification (bedding or layering)Ripple marksCross-beddingGraded bedsMud cracks
What are ripples?
In general, ripple marks are those marks left by water or wind or a surface they have affected. Ripple marks caused by water may appear on rock, or on sand caused by water or wind. Use the link below for more information and some pics.
Does sedimentary rock mean rock of fire?
Sedimentary means something like a fossil,or any remains.
How might a sedimentary rock turn into a sedimentary rock?
It can't unless you mean it gets more layered.
How do sedimentary rock structures record geologic process?
They give us clues about the Earth's past. It has layers of sediments that are arranged by their density. Fossils are often found in sedimentary rock.
