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Why do large round rocks erode faster than rocks with sharp corners?
Its actually more about the composition of the rock than the shape, the rounded rocks tend to be of a softer material such as sandstone, limestone etc which erode quicker and as such form into rounded shapes were harder rocks such as granite are more resistant to erosion and therefore its the softer materials that erode and leave the sharp edges of granite.
Does erosion wear away rock pieces and make them square?
No. Although the movement of rocks may assist in their reduction in size, the weathering that occurs will tend to produce rounded edges.
What is the relationship between plate tectonics and the Rock cycle?
Volcanoes tend to form where plates collide. They are the mechanisms by which magma reaches the surface of the Earth; magma may also flow to Earth's surface between the moving plates at a divergent boundary. Called lava on Earth's surface, it cools and forms igneous rock. Igneous rock is a type of rock in the rock cycle. Through weathering, igneous rocks can become sediment, which eventually can become sedimentary rock. This sedimentary rock, or the original igneous rock, can also become metamorphic rock when exposed to heat and pressure beneath Earth's surface. Metamorphic rocks in turn melt and become magma. This magma plus additional magma from theEarth's interior begin the cycle again.
Which materials tend to become positively charged?
Conductors
What do igneous rocks tend to be?
Igneous rock is formed by the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
Why does rock tend to become rounded?
A lot of rocks have sat in water at one time or another, and flowing water erodes minerals, giving rocks a smooth, rounded shape over time.
Are there big nuggets of gold in rocks?
A nugget is gold that has weathered out of rock. Resistant to weathering, but malleable, the gold weathered from rock will tend to become rounded, taking the shape of a nugget. Although gold can be found in association with existing rock in situ, it will not have the characteristic rounded shape of a nugget.
Does erosion wear away rock and makes them square?
No. Although the movement of rocks may assist in their reduction in size, the weathering that occurs will tend to produce rounded edges.
Why do large round rocks erode faster than rocks with sharp corners?
Its actually more about the composition of the rock than the shape, the rounded rocks tend to be of a softer material such as sandstone, limestone etc which erode quicker and as such form into rounded shapes were harder rocks such as granite are more resistant to erosion and therefore its the softer materials that erode and leave the sharp edges of granite.
Does erosion wear away rock pieces and make them square?
No. Although the movement of rocks may assist in their reduction in size, the weathering that occurs will tend to produce rounded edges.
Why does a rock tend to become rounded?
Weathering, which is breaking of rock into smaller pieces, works to round exposed edges of rock by chemical weathering from naturally acidic rainfall and through physical weathering such as particle abrasion and rock tumbling due to the transport of material by wind, water, ice, and gravity (erosion).
What is 999879674 rounded to the nearest million?
999879674 rounded to the nearest million is 1 million.
Atoms that are unstable and tend to decompose to become more stable are specifically termed?
Radioisotopes.
What is the grain shape of a rock such as conglomerate?
Conglomerate is one of two similar rocks not to be confused. The large 'grains' are rounded as a result of their formation, and indeed the formation of the rock. Conglomerate is not to be confused with Breccia, a similar rock formed in very different circumstances. Breccia fragments tend to be smaller, but most of all are always angular.
Why do big rock tend to be below small rock in soil?
i dont really know
What the meaning of the with the crown of snow there cometh a wisdom?
When people get older, they tend to get gray hair - that's the "crown of snow". And as people get older many(but not all) tend to become wiser. More experiences to draw from, more patience to think things through etc. It's a poetic but roundabout way of saying that people generally become wiser as they get older.
What do most atoms undergo combining in ways that cause their atoms to become more?
Most atoms tend to undergo chemical reactions combining in ways that cause their atoms to become more stable
