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Is soil often ends up in a series of horizontal layers true?

Yes, soil often forms horizontal layers, known as soil horizons, due to the various processes that act upon it over time such as weathering, erosion, and deposition. Each soil horizon has distinct characteristics that are a result of these processes, which can help in identifying the soil type and understanding its history.


The idea that the oldest rocks will always be the bottom layer of a series of rock layers is called the principle of?

The idea that the oldest rocks will always be the bottom layer of a series of rock layers is called the principle of superposition. This principle states that in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers, the youngest rocks are at the top and the oldest are at the bottom.


What is the principle of within a sequence of undisturbed sedimentary rock the layers get younger going from bottom to top?

Yes. The only exceptions would be if tectonic forces either overturned the rock layers through folding or if older layers were thrust on top by a thurst fault. A thrust fault would be apparent if you see the same layers repeat.


What are some examples of how rock layers can become disturbed?

Their worldview could be unexpectedly challenged; for instance, schist may angrily accuse hornblende of cheating on feldspar with granite, whom hornblende fancied at university but never approached (until now). This could happen, for instance, if feldspar became too absorbed with work and took hornblende for granted, and schist, seeking to drive a wedge between hornblende and feldspar, made a series of unfortunate and tactless posts on hornblende's Rockbook wall.


Why do scientists believe that the earth developed in a series of layers?

because the earth as it builds up over time new layers formed from the techtonic plates each layer probobly has their own plates but not discovered yet and when convergent bounderies made mountains and more land, the earth made new layers that were capable of living on

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A horizontal series of cells in a table is usually called a "row". A vertical series of cells in a table is usually called a "column".


What is a horizontal series of cells in a table?

A horizontal series of cells in a table is usually called a "row". A vertical series of cells in a table is usually called a "column".


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Is soil often ends up in a series of horizontal layers true?

Yes, soil often forms horizontal layers, known as soil horizons, due to the various processes that act upon it over time such as weathering, erosion, and deposition. Each soil horizon has distinct characteristics that are a result of these processes, which can help in identifying the soil type and understanding its history.


The idea that the oldest rocks will always be the bottom layer of a series of rock layers is called the principle of?

The idea that the oldest rocks will always be the bottom layer of a series of rock layers is called the principle of superposition. This principle states that in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers, the youngest rocks are at the top and the oldest are at the bottom.


What are the two names for horizontal rows on the periodic table?

The two names for horizontal rows on the periodic table are periods and series.


Why is called world series?

because you are ugly eww nerd


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Why is the 1955 World Series game called the subway series?

The 1955 World Series was played between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Because you can take the subway to get to, and from each Stadium it was called the Subway Series.


Why is a serial circuit called a serial circuit?

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What are the release dates for Mystery - 1980 Sergeant Cribb Series II The Horizontal Witness 2-18?

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Does a horizontal life go up and down or side to side?

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