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Q: What is sedimentary rock dating?
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Which dating method enables scientists to measure or estimate the absolute age of sedimentary rock?

Radiometric dating of igneous rocks that relate to the sedimentary rock


Why are sedimentary rocks important to relative dating?

because relative dating gets a really close estimate of how old sedimentary rock is.(the layer of course!)


Radiometric dating is not useful to directly determine the age of rock.?

sedimentary


Why is it difficult to dtermine the absolute age of a sedimentary rock?

In most cases, all we have to date are the clasts in the sedimentary rock. Dating the clasts, however, would yield the age of the source rock from which they were derived rather than the current sedimentary rock.


Is organic rock a type of sedimentary rock?

ORGANIC SEDIMENTARY ROCK`s : Is a type of sedimentary rock because sedimentary rock has three types of sedimentary rock called clastic , chemical , and organic sedimentary rock so yes ORGANIC SEDIMENTARY ROCK is a type of sedimentary rock..........................................


What kind of rock can sandstones be classified as?

Clastic sedimentary rock.


What are the main sub-categories Sedimentary Rock?

Detrital sedimentary rock Chemical sedimentary rock Biological sedimentary rock


Radiometric dating does not usually work with sedimentary rocks because they?

Form from many older rock particles.


Is it possible for a sedimentary rock to be changed to become a new sedimentary rock?

Yes it is possible for a sedimentary rock to be changed into a different sedimentary rock.


Which type of rock forms when sediments become pressed and cemented together?

When cemented together, clastic sedimentary rock.


Is a mushroom rock a sedimentary rock?

a mushroom rock is not a sedimentary rock.


is mushroom rock a sedimentary rock?

a mushroom rock is not a sedimentary rock.