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Which has the greater effect of an earthquake in solid rocks or in compacted sand?
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The amplitude of seismic waves is typically much lower in solid rocks than in sediments such as sands. As such the seismic waves in sediments will cause more damage than those travelling through solid rock.
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What sedimentary rocks form when rocks broken down by weathering and erosion and then compacted together by pressure?
When sedimentary rocks break down and then are compacted by pressure, the resulting rock will be a metamorphic rock.
How are rocks and grains different?
rocks are formed from grains and grains are small and the rocks are big. Sedimentary rocks are formed when grains or sediments are compacted together.
How do vesicles form in vesicular rocks?
When it iseat and compacted which is tge scientific process of lithification
What is a rock that forms when the particles are compacted and cemented together?
sedimentary rock.
How did the Canterbury earthquake occur?
The 4 September earthquake was caused by movement along the Greendale fault (a break in the rocks below the earth's surface) near to Christchurch. It happened when the forces within the earth became greater than the friction holding rocks together. As the rocks moved the vibrations caused the ground to shake. The fault had been hidden below the gravels of the Canterbury Plains.
What type of rocks are formed when sediments are compacted over time?
Rocks that are formed by layers of sediments that are compacted over time are appropriately named sedimentary rocks.
What is compacting rocks?
When rock compacts
What sedimentary rocks form when rocks are broken down by weathering and erosion and then compacted together by pressure?
When sedimentary rocks break down and then are compacted by pressure, the resulting rock will be a metamorphic rock.
What sedimentary rocks form when rocks broken down by weathering and erosion and then compacted together by pressure?
When sedimentary rocks break down and then are compacted by pressure, the resulting rock will be a metamorphic rock.
Are igneous rocks made when layers of weathered rocks or soil is compacted?
No that is a metamorphic rock
What are sedimentary rocks ad how are they formed?
Rocks made from sediments being compacted & cemented together.
What is compacted?
where rocks are packed together
How are rocks and grains different?
rocks are formed from grains and grains are small and the rocks are big. Sedimentary rocks are formed when grains or sediments are compacted together.
What part of the desert is made from Sedimentary rocks?
Sandstone and compacted dunes.
What rocks are formed when sediments are compressed compacted and cemented togerther?
Sedimentary rocks.
What is it called when rocks that are compacted and cemented together to form a solid rock?
sthgh
How do vesicles form in vesicular rocks?
When it iseat and compacted which is tge scientific process of lithification
