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How are rocks and grains different?
rocks are formed from grains and grains are small and the rocks are big. Sedimentary rocks are formed when grains or sediments are compacted together.
What is the prossess where grains are pressed together by the weight of sediments above?
The process where grains are pressed together by the weight of sediments above is called compaction. It is one of the processes of lithification.
What is loose grains of rock material called?
sand
Sediments that consist of mineral grains that were eroded from continental rocks are called .?
hydrates
What are the three materials that make up sediments?
Rock fragments Mineral grains and Dirt
How are rocks and grains different?
rocks are formed from grains and grains are small and the rocks are big. Sedimentary rocks are formed when grains or sediments are compacted together.
What is the prossess where grains are pressed together by the weight of sediments above?
The process where grains are pressed together by the weight of sediments above is called compaction. It is one of the processes of lithification.
What is loose grains of rock material called?
sand
Sediments that consist of mineral grains that were eroded from continental rocks are called .?
hydrates
How do sediments change over time?
The get compacted with burial and dewater. The grains from which they are made become cemented together and the sediments become sedimentary rocks.
What kind of sediments consist primarily of minerals grains that were eroded from rocks on land?
hydrates
What are the three materials that make up sediments?
Rock fragments Mineral grains and Dirt
What are materials that make up sediments?
rock fragments plant and animal remains mineral grains
What type of sediments do you think would undergo more compaction grains of sand or grains of clay explain your choice?
Clay would get more compacted. This is because the grains are smaller and can fit closer together.
Which sediments grains sink faster pebbles or sand?
Pebbles, because it takes for energy for the pebble to sink and so the pebbles are hevier and sink faster then the sand grains
What are the particle sizes of the sediments that forms sandstone?
Sand grains are defined as particles ranging from .063 to 2.0mm in diameter.
What is rocks with grains arranged in parallel layers called?
Magma that has fallen out a volcano to make sediments through metamorphism.
