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What is the prossess where grains are pressed together by the weight of sediments above?
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The process where grains are pressed together by the weight of sediments above is called compaction. It is one of the processes of lithification.
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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 type of rock forms when small grains of rock are pressed together and become cemented?
A Clastic Sedimentary rock.
What is loose grains of rock material called?
sand
Rock that is formed by sand and mineral particles pressed together?
This will form a clastic sedimentary rock. If it is predominantly composed of sand sized grains then it will form a Sandstone.
Sediments that consist of mineral grains that were eroded from continental rocks are called .?
hydrates
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.
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 is the process by which sediments get pressed together?
The process is called compaction and that is when the mineral grains are pressed together but have pore spaces in between and hot fluids can pass through. Cementation is when they are fully glued on and there aren't any pore spaces.
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.
What type of rock forms when small grains of rock are pressed together and become cemented?
A Clastic Sedimentary rock.
The word that refers toany rock that has been formedfrom layers of grains which have been deposited and then squashed?
Sedimentary rocks are formed from sediments over time. Individual grains are deposited and then squashed together to form larger rocks.
What is loose grains of rock material called?
sand
What is the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form rock?
a.cementation b.compaction c.conglomerate d.weathering
Rock that is formed by sand and mineral particles pressed together?
This will form a clastic sedimentary rock. If it is predominantly composed of sand sized grains then it will form a Sandstone.
Sediments that consist of mineral grains that were eroded from continental rocks are called .?
hydrates
Where does the slowly running river drop there sediments?
Heavier sediments are more easily pulled down by gravity in slower waters. But they also have the chance to clump together with other sediments and become heavy enough to be pulled down. In faster waters, it pulls the grains and material apart before it can settle and has a stronger force than the pull of gravity.
What kind of sediments consist primarily of minerals grains that were eroded from rocks on land?
hydrates
