It is called subsidence.
The layers of any sedimentary rock are called strata.
Layers of sediment which have undergone lithification are called sedimentary rock.
Compaction.
== == An upward fold in a rock formation is called an anticline.
Petrology.
the sinking of the rock layers is called subsidence
Gaps in rock layers are called unconformities.
The layers of rock form a dome called a laccolith
What is it called when rock layers form folds or ripples
they are called layers
The layers of any sedimentary rock are called strata.
sedimentary
Strata
Layers of sediment which have undergone lithification are called sedimentary rock.
It is called subsidence.
stratification
The process by which layers of sedimentary rock are formed is called strata.