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What happens to sediments after they have been carried for millions of years?
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What happens to sediments after a million years?
It would form a Sedimentary Rock from heat and pressure after a millions of years.
What happens to the millions of sediments of the Mississippi river after a few million years?
The earth is only a few thousand years old, and will only last for a few more years.
How can a cliff can be turned into a layer of mudstone over millions of years?
Through the effects of weathering and the transportation of the resultant sediments by erosion to a place where the sediments are deposited in still waters or in land based sedimentary deposits where they are compacted and cemented together into a rock.
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 long does a sedimentary rock take to form?
An igneous rock can form in minutes or take millions of years, depending on the rate of solidification and cooling of magma. The processes leading to the creation of the magma can also take millions of years.
What happens to sediments after a million years?
It would form a Sedimentary Rock from heat and pressure after a millions of years.
What happens to the millions of sediments of the Mississippi river after a few million years?
The earth is only a few thousand years old, and will only last for a few more years.
What rock is formed over millions of years from sediments?
Sedimentary rock. Eg Conglomerate.
Is it true that Fossils most often form when a dead organism is buried in sediments.?
yes only if they are buried for over millions of years
How is petroleum formed?
scientists think that petroleum formed from the remains of plankton and other microscopic protists, plants, and animals living in shallow seas millions of years ago. The remains of these organisms settled on the ocean floor and were covered by sediments. Over millions of years, the pressure and heat produced by the sediments coverted the remains of these organisms into a syrupy liquid.
What happens to to sediments after a few million years?
no
Since the existence of humans the amount of sediments carried by rivers has .?
It has remained unchanged for most of the time. It is only in recent years that the diversion of water from rivers has changed river flows. In general the flow has reduced so that sedimentation happens further upstream.
Where are the oldest layers of a sandstone rock located?
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rocks form from sediments that deposited by the wind and water. Over the time those sediments will get pressed and cemented together. It can take millions of years for sediments to become a rock. So the oldest layers of a sandstone are on a bottom.
How can a cliff can be turned into a layer of mudstone over millions of years?
Through the effects of weathering and the transportation of the resultant sediments by erosion to a place where the sediments are deposited in still waters or in land based sedimentary deposits where they are compacted and cemented together into a rock.
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.
What is the wide mouth where the ocean tide meets the river current?
a Delta is a 'wetland' form that is created in the mouth of a river and is formed by sediments carried down by the river and deposited in its mouth. Over millions of years this can form a large flat area, or a tidal mouth, which is covered by the tidal flow of the sea
How long does a sedimentary rock take to form?
An igneous rock can form in minutes or take millions of years, depending on the rate of solidification and cooling of magma. The processes leading to the creation of the magma can also take millions of years.
