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Is sand a type of rock?
Sand is composed of rock particles.
Is it true that sand comes from rock in the desert?
Yes, sand is simply particles of weathered rock.
Small particles of sand is what type of clastic rock?
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed of cemented sand particles.
List the three types of weathered rock particles found in soil?
The three types of weathered rock particles found in soil are sand, silt, and clay. Sand particles are the largest, followed by silt, and clay particles are the smallest.
What has more pore space rock or sand?
Sand has more pore space compared to rock. This is because sand particles are smaller and have less surface area than rock particles, allowing for greater pore space between the grains.
What is a fine sand sized particles of rock?
the answer is ash
Is sand a sedimentary rock or is lots of sand joined together a sedimentary rock?
Sand is composed of small loose particles of eroded rock of any type, but commonly it is particles of quartz from igneous or metamorphic rock. Each sand grain is actually a rock unto itself. Only when the sand grains are cemented together through a process known as lithification, do the sand grains become part of a new sedimentary rock.
How does sand have rocks and minerals?
Sand is formed from particles of weathered and eroded rock and minerals.
What do sand and boulders have in common?
They are both eroding rock particles.
What kind of sedimentary rock that forms from particles of sand is?
Sandstone
What kind of texture will a sandstone rock have?
Sandstone will have a gritty clastic texture, created by the cemented particles of sand sized particles of rock. You should be able to see the individual sand grains.
What is the grinding and wearing down of rock surfaces by by other rock or sand particles?
Abrasion
