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What happen if a tall building more likely to be damage by an earthquake if it is on a a mountain of granite or a valley of sediment?
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How does change granite into sandstone?
Granite becomes Sandstone when water erodes the Granite on Earths surface, and then deposits the sediment.
What process breaks down granite into sediment?
The process that breaks down granite into sediments is weathering.
How does the granite of a mountain change first into a sandstone into a quartzite?
The forces of the mountain building slowly pushed the granite upward. This formed a mountain. Water and wind slowly wore the granite away. The sand remaining was carried by streams to the ocean. Over millions of years layers of sediment piled up on the ocean floor and changed to sandstone. Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock. Over time, the sandstone became deeply buried. Heat and pressure changed the sandstone to quartzite, a metamorphic rock. I got this from my science homework. :)
What type of landform is stone mountain?
it is made out of igneous granite
Is it true that the process that breaks down granite into sediment is deposition?
same question i have
Is a tall building more liekly to be damaged by an earthquake if it is on a mountain of granite or in a valley of sediment?
mountain of granite
In terms of earthquake protection what is best to construct a building on?
Granite
What is the responsible for the formation of exfoliation domes?
Granite forms plutonsof igneous rock several kilometers below the surface as magmaslowly cools and crystallizes. The granite is under great overhead pressure.Then, granite is uplifted to the surface during a mountain-building event. During the mountain building process, the overlying rock iseroded as the granite is uplifted, and the pressure on the granite reduced. The granite expands and forms fractures or sheet joints parallel to the surface. The granite then erodes in concentric layers (similar to how an onion peels) forming rounded masses called exfoliationdomes.
What material is the most earthquake resistant?
Granite
How does change granite into sandstone?
Granite becomes Sandstone when water erodes the Granite on Earths surface, and then deposits the sediment.
Where is the largest granite mountain?
Stone Mountain is the largest granite mountain in the world. Stone Mountain is located in Georgia and has several locations where large slabs of granite can be seen protruding from the mountain.
When was Granite Building created?
Granite Building was created in 1893.
What process breaks down granite into sediment?
The process that breaks down granite into sediments is weathering.
How does the granite of a mountain change first into a sandstone into a quartzite?
The forces of the mountain building slowly pushed the granite upward. This formed a mountain. Water and wind slowly wore the granite away. The sand remaining was carried by streams to the ocean. Over millions of years layers of sediment piled up on the ocean floor and changed to sandstone. Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock. Over time, the sandstone became deeply buried. Heat and pressure changed the sandstone to quartzite, a metamorphic rock. I got this from my science homework. :)
What type of stone is used on the exterior of the Texas Capital?
The Capitol building is covered with red sunset Texas granite. It came from the Granite Mountain quarry, located 50 miles from Austin.
What type of landform is stone mountain?
it is made out of igneous granite
What type of mountain is Mountain?
stone mountain is a rock of granite
