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What is the name of a rock when it is formed as a result of deposits from weathering and erosion?
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∙ 14y ago
I think you are referring to a classification of rock called sedimentary. the other two main types are metamorphic and igneous.
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What are two types of deposits formed by wind erosion and deposition?
I am going to say sand dunes and loess deposits are two types of deposits formed by wind erosion.
What process breaks rocks into small pieces to become soil?
the process in which rocks are broken down into soil is, :weathering.
How does weathering and erosion change a mountain made of solid rock?
Weathering breaks or dissolves the rock and erosion transports the resultant sediments to another location. The result is a gradual reduction in the elevation of the mountain.
Is shale formed by physical or chemical weathering?
Shale is a clastic sedimentary rock formed of clay and silt sized eroded particles that are a result of both physical and chemical weathering. The clay minerals, however are the result of chemical weathering of feldspars.
Is clay often formed as a result of chemical weathering?
Yes, it is true.
What is the rock formed as a result of deposits from weathering and erosion?
Sedimentary rock is the rock formed as a result of deposits from weathering and erosion. Sedimentary rock can be millions of years old.
A constuctive result of weathering and erosion is.?
Erosion removed material from the mountains and deposits it in deltas to create good soil
What type of rocks can be affected by weathering and erosion?
Any type of rock that is at or near the surface could be affected by weathering and erosion. Mountains are eventually flattened; caves are formed underground. Both are the result of weathering and erosion.
What are two types of deposits formed by wind erosion and deposition?
I am going to say sand dunes and loess deposits are two types of deposits formed by wind erosion.
Is topsoil formed by erosion?
No, it is formed as a result of biological processes.
What process breaks rocks into small pieces to become soil?
the process in which rocks are broken down into soil is, :weathering.
How does weathering and erosion change a mountain made of solid rock?
Weathering breaks or dissolves the rock and erosion transports the resultant sediments to another location. The result is a gradual reduction in the elevation of the mountain.
How was soil formed from rocks?
Soil is usually formed from the rock as a result of weathering of the rocks.
How were hoodoos in Bryce canyon formed?
Hoodoos formed as a result of erosion by ice.
Can deltas and caves result when running water such as a river erodes sediments from an area?
I'm afraid you've misunderstood sediment, and you can't concatenate two such different structures as you have. Sediment is deposited fragments of material sized from silt up to cobbles or boulders, resulting from weathering and erosion of any rock. Deltas are estuarine deposits of sediment transported suspended in the river, from erosion up-stream. Caves, or most of them anyway, do not result from erosion of sediments, but from the erosion by chemical weathering (dissolution) of sedimentary rock - specifically limestone - and the material is carried away in solution not suspension.
Is shale formed by physical or chemical weathering?
Shale is a clastic sedimentary rock formed of clay and silt sized eroded particles that are a result of both physical and chemical weathering. The clay minerals, however are the result of chemical weathering of feldspars.
What makes clay soil unique?
Clay minerals are typically formed over long periods of time by the gradual chemical weathering of rocks, usually silicate-bearing, by low concentrations ofcarbonic acid and other diluted solvents. These solvents, usually acidic, migrate through the weathering rock afterleaching through upper weathered layers. In addition to the weathering process, some clay minerals are formed by hydrothermalactivity. Clay deposits may be formed in place as residual deposits in soil, but thick deposits usually are formed as the result of a secondary sedimentarydeposition process after they have been eroded and transported from their original location of formation. Clay deposits are typically associated with very low energydepositional environmentssuch as large lakes and marine basins.
