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What are the dissolved particles in water?
We find that organic and/or inorganic sediments are laid down in water. These sediments are insoluble materials that are transported to the place where they are deposited in a process called (you guessed it) deposition. Materials dissolved in the water (soluble material, like salts and other minerals) may be laid down if the water is evaporated off over time.The sediments that are laid down in water are known as fluvial (deposited in rivers and streams) and lucustrine (lake) sediments.
What is the uniformitarian explanation for how most sedimentary rocks formed?
According to uniformitarians, sediments are laid down slowly over millions of years. Eventually, conditions change and the sediments harden to form rocks. The conditions during which the sediments were laid down determine the type of sediment, which in turn determines the kind of rock formed.
Which step in the rock cycle occurs before sediments are laid down?
The step right before is when erosion breaks down rock.
Process in which sediment is laid down in any location?
First of all there is weathering (erosion) of rocks at some place, they are carried away by wind or water at some other place and deposited there.Layers on layers are deposited to form sediments.
What is the catastrophist explanation for how sedimentary rocks are formed?
Catastrophists believe that the majority of sedimentary rocks where formed quickly in a catastrophic global flood (Noah's flood). The dynamics associated with the movement of the water and location of sedimentary deposits dictated the types of sedimentary rock produced. Compare this with the uniformitarian view wherein sediments are laid down slowly over vast periods of time. Throughout this period, conditions evolved and the sediments hardened to become sedimentary rock.
What is the order in which sediments are laid down in water?
they are always different.
Why are sediments laid down horizontally?
Sediments are laid down when solids, which are suspended in water, sink to the floor or bed. This usually happens when the flow slows down and the water is less turbulent. This process causes sediments to be laid down horizontally.
What rocks the one that does not originate in sediments laid down by water wind or ice is?
Marble is the one that does not originate in sediments laid down by water, wind, or ice. The three most common cementing agents in a sedimentary rock are calcite, silica, and iron oxide.
Sediments are laid down in what order?
Under normal conditions, the largest, or the sediments with the most mass, are the first to be laid down, as they are able to more easily resist the force causing the movement of the sediments. Successively smaller particles are laid down after that, as deposition continues.
What are the dissolved particles in water?
We find that organic and/or inorganic sediments are laid down in water. These sediments are insoluble materials that are transported to the place where they are deposited in a process called (you guessed it) deposition. Materials dissolved in the water (soluble material, like salts and other minerals) may be laid down if the water is evaporated off over time.The sediments that are laid down in water are known as fluvial (deposited in rivers and streams) and lucustrine (lake) sediments.
What is the uniformitarian explanation for how most sedimentary rocks formed?
According to uniformitarians, sediments are laid down slowly over millions of years. Eventually, conditions change and the sediments harden to form rocks. The conditions during which the sediments were laid down determine the type of sediment, which in turn determines the kind of rock formed.
Which step in the rock cycle occurs before sediments are laid down?
The step right before is when erosion breaks down rock.
Which step in the rock cycle occurs immediately before sediments are laid down?
The step right before is when erosion breaks down rock.
What step in the rock cycle occurs before sediments are laid down?
The previous step is usually given as transport of eroded rock.
Why are most fossils formed in sediments laid down under water?
because the sand at the bottom of eg. river is moving so if something dies in it it's cover much quicker then a dead animal on land
What step in the rock cycle occurs immediately before sediments are laid down?
The previous step is usually given as transport of eroded rock.
When is sediment deposited in bodies of water?
We use the term deposition to describe the process by which sediment is laid down in a body of water. The sediment is said to have been deposited at the bottom of the body of water, and more may follow to build a layer of sediment.
