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Why is igneous rock so resistant to weathering and erosion?
An igneous rock is resistant to weathering and erosion because is is is made from magma. And magma rocks are really tough.
What kind of weathering often affects rocks that are made of different minerals?
Diffrent weathering
What is hydrogenous sediment is made up of?
minerals that crystalize directly from ocean waters
What are masses of a thick pasty substance made of water and sediment that slide downhill?
Minerals
Are chemical sedimentary rocks made of the same minerals?
No. Chemical weathering results in a change of the chemistry of the rock and the minerals therein.
Why is igneous rock so resistant to weathering and erosion?
An igneous rock is resistant to weathering and erosion because is is is made from magma. And magma rocks are really tough.
What kind of weathering often affects rocks that are made of different minerals?
Diffrent weathering
What the Soil is primarily made of minerals from the weathering of?
rocks.
What type of rock is magma made of?
Magma IS made of melted rock and minerals. Not what type of rock. All types of rock.
What is hydrogenous sediment is made up of?
minerals that crystalize directly from ocean waters
What are masses of a thick pasty substance made of water and sediment that slide downhill?
Minerals
What is the first step in making sedimentary rock?
The first step in making sedimentary rock is the sediment is produced by the weathering of minerals and large rocks. Then, the sediment is carried by fast-moving water.
What are three groups of rock called?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic. Igneous rocks are made of solidified magma. Sedimentary rocks are those that are made by the weathering or erosion of soil of Earth. Metamorphic rocks are when rocks are changed from one material to another; new minerals are created.
Are chemical sedimentary rocks made of the same minerals?
No. Chemical weathering results in a change of the chemistry of the rock and the minerals therein.
How does metamorphic rock transform to sediment?
metamorphic rocks get compacted and cemented together until it becomes sedimentary rocks. they can also get crystallized underwater into sedimentary rock. hope you find this helpful!!! :)when a rock is put under a lot of heat and pressure it morphs into a sedimentary rock.
Is serpentine a igneous rock?
Serpentine is itself a category of Minerals. Minerals are not Rocks in that Minerals are homogenous (one substance) whereas Rocks are heterogenous (many substances). All Rocks contain Minerals in a fixed proportion. Serpentinite is a Metamorphic Rock made of Serpentine-Group Minerals pressed together at the bottom of the sea-floor and heated by magma. In order to be an Igneous Rock, a Rock has to itself be a form of crystallized magma, not merely heated by magma.
Is serpentine a rock?
Serpentine is itself a category of Minerals. Minerals are not Rocks in that Minerals are homogenous (one substance) whereas Rocks are heterogenous (many substances). All Rocks contain Minerals in a fixed proportion. Serpentinite is a Metamorphic Rock made of Serpentine-Group Minerals pressed together at the bottom of the sea-floor and heated by magma. In order to be an Igneous Rock, a Rock has to itself be a form of crystallized magma, not merely heated by magma.
