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What happened in the past to cause limestone to look the way it does now?
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What material is Buried and hardens in to limestone?
In the very distance past, the skeleton remains of the shells of minute organisms, settled in thick beds on the ocean floors. Due to upheavals and shifting of the earth's crust, the layers were often put under great pressure, and eventually hardened into limestone rock.
In what type of rock would geologist most likely find evidence of past life forms?
Sedimentary rock and limestone in particular, because it is normally formed from the skeletons of mostly minute dead marine organisms.
What do weather forecasters do before making a forecast?
Before making a weather forecast, weather forecasters "get in touch with the weather". They look at the weather that has happened in the past 24 hours. They look at the current weather. They look at local weather and weather for the whole hemisphere. They look for patterns in the weather. They use tools such as satellite, radar, and surface maps, to help them predict the weather. They also look at computer models of the weather. They collaborate with other meteorologists. Then they make their forecast!
What plates slide past each other?
A transformed plate margin is the plate that slides past each other
How do you find the average snow fall for past winter seasons?
Typically, the best way to find average precipitation measurements for years past would be to look it up in an almanac.
Why is it everytime you look at the clock its 36 past?
Cause you keep looking at the clock at 36 past.
What is an interesting fact about limestone?
Most limestone was originally formed from sediments at the bottom of oceans, past and present.
What is limestone's past?
It was the skeletons/shells of living animals and plants.
What is the past tense of happen?
Happened is the past tense of happen.
What is the meaning of past and passed?
Past defines a time that's already happened; the opposite of future. Passed is the past tense of pass meaning to move or cause to move in a specified direction.
What is took a quick look?
Took a quick look is the past tense. It is the past tense of take a quick look. Take a quick look means to look at something quickly. Took a quick look means it happened in the past. eg Can you take a quick look at my essay and tell me what you think? I took a quick look at his essay and I don't think he has written enough.
What is the past tense of cause?
Caused is already past tense. It's the past tense of cause.
How much limestone would you get in an average quarry?
This past week I visited a limestone quarry that has been mining limestone in one place for 40 years. In that time, they will have mined millions of tons of limestone. Usually nearly ALL the rock is limestone, so the answer will depend on the size (area) of the quarry, how deep you can mine, and presence of any "trash" rock.
What is the Past participle for look?
The past participle of "look" is "looked".
What type of limestone is used in classrooms?
The sedimentary rock, chalk, a form of limestone, was used in the past as a writing instrument on slate blackboards, but most 'chalk' today is actually gypsum.
What is meant by past tense?
Past tense means that the action happened in the past.
What is past tense for happen?
The past tense of happen is happened.
