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What is a layer of sedimentary?
a layer of rock
What sedimentary rock is formed from thin layer of clay compacted very tightly together?
This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
What feature is formed when a sedimentary rock layer overlies a nonsedimentary rock layer?
Unconformity
What is the name of the bottom rock layer?
The bottom layer of a sedimentary rock is called the basal layer. This layer is considered the coarsest in the rock.
What is the makeup of the youngest layer of sedimentary rock?
Clay
What do geologists call a single layer of sedimentary rock?
A single layer of sedimentary rock is called a "bed." Beds can vary in thickness and can be identified based on their distinct characteristics such as composition and sedimentary structures.
Where is the youngest layer of sedimentary rock found?
The youngest layer of sedimentary rock is typically found at the top of a sedimentary rock sequence, as it is the most recently deposited layer. This layer is usually exposed on the Earth's surface, such as in river valleys or coastal areas, where erosion may have removed older layers above it.
Why do rock fossils form in sedimentary rock and not in igneous rock?
because sedimentary rocks are on the top layer, while igneous rocks are were the magma is
What feature is formed when a sedimentary rock overlies a nonsedimentary rock layer?
Unconformity
When forming a sedimentary rock the layer that is deposited first is the?
soil
How do you use lava to learn about the ages of sedimentary rock?
It is fairly easy to determine the age of lava or volcanic ash using radiometric dating, but much harder with sedimentary rock. But, if a layer of sedimentary rock is in between two layers of volcanic rock, then we know if had to have formed after the first layer and before the second one. If we know how old the volcanic layers are, then we have a general idea of how old the sedimentary layer is as well.
What rock forms after sedimentary rock?
a combination of silt (mud and dirt) and then a thin layer of hardened maga from the uder layer of earth:)
