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Can Layers and layers of dirt that is pressed down form into sedimentary rock?
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Why do rocks dirt and water separate into layers?
Rocks are denser than dirt, and dirt is denser than water
Why do soil contain so many layers of dirt?
it is just how the world works
What are the 3 main layers in mature residual soils?
Dirt , Humus , Clay
Why can you see different layers in sedimentary rocks?
Sedimentary rock is formed by silt and mud accumulating and being compressed into stone mostly by time and it's own weight. A few years of heavy rains would likely leave dirtier and darker deposits. Any violent change in the area ( earthquakes, volcanoes, etc. ) might completely change the nature and colour of the deposits on a short term or permanent basis. Biologics ( anything from bacteria to dinosaurs ) might have a period of unrestrained growth, affecting the type and shades of the layers.
What do sedimentary rocks have that allow oil and gas to accumulate in them?
Oil and gas does not accumulate in sedimentary rocks. What happens is that animals or plants die, and their fossils become covered with layers of sediments (dirt and stuff). Over millions of years, after many many layers have built up, those sediments become rock, and the pressure of all that rock on the fossils slowly turns them into oil. That's why oil is considered a fossil fuel. Oil and gas does not accumulate in sedimentary rocks. What happens is that animals or plants die, and their fossils become covered with layers of sediments (dirt and stuff). Over millions of years, after many many layers have built up, those sediments become rock, and the pressure of all that rock on the fossils slowly turns them into oil. That's why oil is considered a fossil fuel.
What are rock layers?
When dirt gets into layers and then it hardens and becomes hard like a rock.
What causes igneous rocks to become sedimentary rocks?
If other layers of rock, dirt, dust, and sand are put on top of the igneous rock and the layers are compressed by their own weight, they become a single, unified layer of sedimentary rock. Simple Version: 1. Igneous rock 2. More rocks are put on the igneous rock. 3. The rock on top push down and squeeze the all of the layers into one layer.
What do dead plants and animals get covered by layers of?
Dirt
Why is there layers in the ground?
Because layers form during the period of bog dirt and its been forming from long long ago so layers keep going up ..
Why are plants and animals fossils commonly found in the layers of sedimentary rocks?
dead organisms get buried in dirt,sand,etc which harden and turn into rocks over a long period of time.
Why do rocks dirt and water separate into layers?
Rocks are denser than dirt, and dirt is denser than water
What are the layers of earth composed of?
there are 4 layers crust- dirt, mantel- hot rock, outer core- liquid metal, inner core- solid metal.
Why do soil contain so many layers of dirt?
it is just how the world works
How is the chimney rock made?
layers of sediments and dirt that has a lot of heat and pressure
What are the 3 main layers in mature residual soils?
Dirt , Humus , Clay
What are the layers of dirt under the Great Barrier Reef?
coz itz just there
What are the four layers of soil and how is soil made?
the first layer is "DIRT" the second layer is "DIRT" the third layer is "DIRT" and the fourth layer is "DIRT"
