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When rocks exposed they start to be eroded does the cycle start again?
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Yes. The eroded particles can make their way - by streams and rivers to the oceans where they would form the seabed. Layer upon layer of such sediments would exert pressure on lower sediments so that these particles coalesced into sedimentary rock.
You can also have metamorphic rocks which are formed under intense heat and pressure under the surface of the earth. For example, limestone is a sedimentary form of [mainly] calcium carbonate. Give it lots of heat and pressure and you get the metamorphic version: marble.
Finally, there are rocks that for when the magma cools and solidifies. This could be at the boundaries of the earth's molten core or in volcanic ejecta.
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What roles do rocks have within carbon cycle?
After many years, as rocks are eroded, gases trapped in them will be released into the atmosphere so in a way rocks are "storage rooms" for gases just as our Earth is.
Is there a pathway through the rock cycle in which magma becomes sedimentary rock?
Yes, when igneous rock (magma) has solidified and then gets subsequently eroded, the eroded particules can get blown or washed into rivers for example, and then can form sedimentary rocks further down the chain.
Which of the following forms when rocks are weathered and eroded?
Sedimentary rock
Can clastic rocks be sedimentary rocks?
No, the Grand Canyon is a river valley eroded into rock - as such it is an absence of rock. However the rocks through which the river has eroded are, in the main, of sedimentary origin.
What is the Rock Cycle at Yosemite?
At Yosemite, igneous rocks (granite) are being weathered and eroded. As the rock particles become smaller and smaller and are transported to a basin or point of deposition, they may eventually lithify into sedimentary rocks, probably shale.
Which type of rocks can be weathered and eroded?
All types of rocks can be eroded, so long as they are exposed to the elements.
Rocks buried deep underground must do what before they are weathered or eroded?
Rocks buried deep underground must get exposed before they are weathered or eroded
A layer of horizontal rock once exposed and eroded before younger rocks formed over it is called a?
disconformity
What roles do rocks have within carbon cycle?
After many years, as rocks are eroded, gases trapped in them will be released into the atmosphere so in a way rocks are "storage rooms" for gases just as our Earth is.
What role do rocks have within the rock cycle?
After many years, as rocks are eroded, gases trapped in them will be released into the atmosphere so in a way rocks are "storage rooms" for gases just as our Earth is.
Is eroded soil in sedimentary rocks?
Sedimentary rocks are by definition composed of little pieces of eroded rocks. So, yes!
How has the Old Harry Rocks changed?
the rocks had eroded
What role do rock within the carbon cycle?
After many years, as rocks are eroded, gases trapped in them will be released into the atmosphere so in a way rocks are "storage rooms" for gases just as our Earth is.
What can happento a sedimentary rock once it is formed?
Sedimentary rocks can be eroded into sediments and form sedimentary rocks again, they can melt and become igneous rocks, and they can undergo extreme heat and pressure and become metamorphic rocks.
Why erosion and deposition are part of a cycle?
Presumably you mean rocks. Well, mountains erode into rivers, which take the eroded matter downstream and deposit them into the sea. This then forms a sea bed of sand, which compresses underneath more sand to form solid rock again. This rock is then usually pushed (by tectonic movement) into new land elsewhere. Thus the cycle starts again.
Are all sedimentary rocks formed from natural cement?
No. They can be made of any type of rock that was weathered, eroded, and squished back togather again.
What happens to soil and rocks that have been eroded?
Eroded soil washes away and winds up in rivers, and eventually in lakes or oceans where is becomes sediment at the bottom. Rocks can be eroded into sand. Generally, they remain part of the soil, until the soil is eroded.
