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Talk about the patterns you can find in sedimentary rocks. Where do you see these patterns?

Sedimentary rock is formed when many rocks are broken into small pieces by erosion, after a long time the small rocks fuse together and become a rock with many different layers.


Do small rocks unite with big rocks to form a boulder?

No. Boulders are large pieces of rocks that have broken off from formations of rock.


What are the factors or forces of causes braking to small pieces or articles?

What do you call the broken rocks


What process breaks rocks into small pieces to become soil?

Weathering is the process that breaks rocks into small pieces to form soil. This can occur through physical weathering (such as from wind, water, or ice) or chemical weathering (such as from acids or oxidation). Over time, these processes break down rocks into smaller particles that eventually become soil.


How rocks are broken into small pieces?

Weathering, Flood, Heat, Drought, earthquake in the Grand Canyon, slip-drift movement.


What is it called when particles are broken apart?

To break into small pieces is to pulverize. If the substance is broken down far enough it will become powdered.


Does pieces of small rocks form beaches?

Yes. Sand is made up of broken up rocks and minerals. I am sure there is more to the composition, but rocks do help make up the beach with the help of the ocean, of course. :)


What is the definition of sediment in easy words?

Sediment is small pieces of sand, soil, rocks, and other materials that settle at the bottom of a body of water. Over time, sediment can build up in layers and eventually harden into rocks or soil deposits.


Smaller pieces of rock from old broken-up comets become?

Small pieces of rock from old broken-up comets become meteoroids when they enter Earth's atmosphere. Depending on their size, they can create meteors (shooting stars) as they burn up or meteorites if they survive the journey to the surface of the Earth.


What can all rocks be broken into?

Small Rocks, and smaller rocks, and even smaller rocks.


Is shale considered an organic rock?

No i believe that Shale is considered a Clastic rock because it is made up of small pieces of other broken rocks.


What are small pieces of material that come from rocks or living things called?

These small pieces are called particles. They can be broken down further based on their source - for example, particles from rocks may be referred to as mineral particles, whereas those from living things may be organic particles.