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What are form when rocks are compressed?

Wrinkles by:kenly


When rock fragments get compressed and hardened to form layers of rocks they are known as?

metamorphic rocks


What is formed when crustal rocks are compressed?

Wrinkles by:kenly


Are sedimentary rocks made up of?

Sediment, compressed dead solid organisms.


What are sedimentary rocks made up of?

Sediment, compressed dead solid organisms.

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Type of fault that may form when rocks are compressed?

A reverse fault may form when rocks are compressed.


Sedimentary rocks form when layers of small particles are compressed?

The small particles are compressed under water to then form sedimentary rocks


How are bedding planes formed?

as rocks are compressed


What are form when rocks are compressed?

Wrinkles by:kenly


Sedimentary rocks made from compressed plants?

Sedimentary rocks that are made from compressed plants are called biologic sedimentary rocks. Accumulated carbon-rich plant material can result to the formation of coal.


When rock fragments get compressed and hardened to form layers of rocks they are known as?

metamorphic rocks


What is formed when crustal rocks are compressed?

Wrinkles by:kenly


What kind of rocks we can consider as sedimentary rocks-?

Slate (compressed silt and mud); Sandstone (compressed sand grains); and limestone (the skeleton remains of microscopic shelled creatures).


What are rocks formed from?

Organic rocks form from dead organisms that pile up and is compressed into a rock.


Can rocks change from any other type of rock?

Yes, rocks can change from any type.Igneous rocks can be compressed and change into a Metamorphic.Sedimentary and Metamorphic can be heated and compressed together to form any kind of Metamorphic.Sedimentary rocks can be formed from chips of an Igneous rock.And so forth. . .


What are organic rocks formed from?

Organic rocks form from dead organisms that pile up and is compressed into a rock.


What rocks are formed when sediments are compressed compacted and cemented togerther?

Sedimentary rocks.