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Does it take millions of years for sedimentary rock to form'?
yes it takes million of years for sedimentary rocks to form
What is the uniformitarian explanation for how most sedimentary rocks formed?
According to uniformitarians, sediments are laid down slowly over millions of years. Eventually, conditions change and the sediments harden to form rocks. The conditions during which the sediments were laid down determine the type of sediment, which in turn determines the kind of rock formed.
How does sediment rocks form?
Sedimentary Rocks are formed when when sediment peices from other rocks are put under pressure from Above and presses them into minerals Sources: Common Knowledge/Science class :bradleyss
When layers of sediment are squeezed together to form rocks it is called?
It is called sedimentary rock.
What rock are sedimentary rocks?
Many sedimentary rocks are made from the broken bits of other rocks. These are called clast sedimentary rocks. The broken bits of rocks are called sediment. Sediment is the sand you find at the beach, the mud in a lake bottom, the pebbles in a river, and even the dust on furniture. The sediment may, in time, form a rock if the little pieces become cemented together
Does it take millions of years for sedimentary rock to form'?
yes it takes million of years for sedimentary rocks to form
Rocks that form when sediment cements and hardens together and hardens?
Sedimentary rocks.
Are weathered rocks only components needed to form soil?
Yes, weathering slowly does break down rocks and makes them pebbles and then soil, but it takes years.
What is the cause of rocks breaking down to form sediment?
Erosion
How did rocks get their name?
From the fact that most of them form from the lithification of sediment.
What do sedimentary rocks form from?
Sedimentary rocks form from a few different things. Sedimentary rocks form from sediment is deposited out of air, ice, wind and gravity.
How long does it take rocks to form?
Some extrusive rocks such as lava and ejecta form in minutes. Stalactites may form in a few tens of years, but commonly longer. Other rocks may take millions of years, and may have to be recycled through metamorphism to attain their final form.
What is the uniformitarian explanation for how most sedimentary rocks formed?
According to uniformitarians, sediments are laid down slowly over millions of years. Eventually, conditions change and the sediments harden to form rocks. The conditions during which the sediments were laid down determine the type of sediment, which in turn determines the kind of rock formed.
How does sediment rocks form?
Sedimentary Rocks are formed when when sediment peices from other rocks are put under pressure from Above and presses them into minerals Sources: Common Knowledge/Science class :bradleyss
Over a long period of time the layers of sediment turn into?
It is sand. Edit: Over many thousands of years - sediment gets compressed and compacted into layers. The layers form rocks such as slate and coal.
Sediment forms layers pressure from water and top layers over thousands of years cause lower layers to stick together and to form what?
Sedimentary rocks
How is a rock made?
A rock takes millions of years to form. It is formed underneath the earths crust, where there is immense pressure and heat that compacts minerals to form rocks.
