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Rocks formed from weathered debris from preexisisting rocks are called?
They are called clastic sedimentary rocks.
Are sedimentary rocks classified tofoliated sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic rocks are classified by foliation or lack there of, not sedimentary rocks. They are classified into Clastic Sedimentary, and Chemical Sedimentary.
What are the main sub-categories Sedimentary Rock?
Detrital sedimentary rock Chemical sedimentary rock Biological sedimentary rock
Fossils are most likely found in what rock?
No. They are usually found in sedimentary rock.
What type of rock is made of hardened sediment?
Sandstone, claystone, limestone, or various other type of sedimentary rocks. That answer is WAY wrong the correct answer would be a sedimentary rock.
Which it not a sediment transporting agent?
Stratification
What is the primary agent of transporting of atmospheric pollutant?
Air is primary agent
Is not a sediment transporting agent?
Lava flow -.-
What does not act as an agent for for transporting sediment?
Strata
What is a sediment transporting agent?
water
What is the best sediment transporting agent?
The best sediment transporting agent is water. This is because water is very powerful and can easily move sediment from one place to another.
What must be present for to erosion to occur?
a transporting agent, such as water must be present
Why is surface water both a creator and a destroyer of sediments and sedimentary rocks?
Water chemically and mechanically weathers sedimentary rocks. It also weathers and erodes all rock types, transporting and depositing the sediments, a step in the formation of sedimentary rock.
When does the deposition of solid particles occur in Sedimentary Rock?
only when the fluid transporting the sediments slows down or when glacial ice melts
How do you get temporary insurance for transporting a vehicle interstate?
If you already have auto insurance your agent should be able to work something out for you.
Is a light breeze a sediment transporting agent?
Once it is able to move, displace and change position of light materials and particles of matter it can carry... then, it is definitely an agent of sediment transportation.
What does not act as agent for eroding rock and transporting sediment?
Agents for erosion and transporting sediments include gravity, wind, water (including currents), or ice. Other forces in nature do not act in the same way, for example, lava.
