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What is the number of years that have passed sice a rock was formed?
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The absolute age of a rock is the approximate number of years ago that the rock formed. The absolute age of an igneous rock can best be determined by?
It is best determined by radiometric dating techniques which measure the decay of radioactive elements.
How was hanging rock Victoria formed?
It was formed six million years ago it's a volcanic eruption.
What is the rock called that is formed from molten rock?
The rock formed from molten rock is IGNEOUS
Why is Wave Rock famous?
because it was formed 2700 million years ago.
Type of rock formed from molten rock?
Igneous rock is formed when magma cools and becomes solid.
The number of years since a rock has formed?
absolute age
The number of years since a rock formed?
absolute age
How do layers in sedimentry rocks form?
The land where the rock was formed was underwater when the rock was formed. Over the years layers of Sediment sank to the bottom. Pressure formed the sediments into rock.
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.
How long does it take to form a rock?
It varies with the type of rock being formed. Some igneous rock is formed in a matter of minutes; some sedimentary rock is formed in processes requiring many millions of years.
What rock is formed over millions of years from sediments?
Sedimentary rock. Eg Conglomerate.
The absolute age of a rock is the approximate number of years ago that the rock formed The absolute age of an igneous rock can best be determined by?
It is best determined by radiometric dating techniques which measure the decay of radioactive elements.
The absolute age of a rock is the approximate number of years ago that the rock formed. The absolute age of an igneous rock can best be determined by?
It is best determined by radiometric dating techniques which measure the decay of radioactive elements.
How was hanging rock Victoria formed?
It was formed six million years ago it's a volcanic eruption.
How does an unconformity indicate that a long time has passed?
The unconformity shows all the other layers of rock that have formed underneath it
What is a rock formed millions of years ago called?
its called a bobshed
Why is it often difficult to know exactly when a rock formed?
Because rocks form and change over millions of years that is why difficult to know exactly when a rock formed.
