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When igneous rocks are exposed on Earth's surface and undergo weathering they eventually become which rock?
When igneous rocks are exposed on Earth's surface and undergo weathering, they break down into smaller particles and eventually become sedimentary rocks through the process of erosion, transportation, deposition, and lithification.
What are two things that could happen to a metamorphic rock to continue the rock cycle?
Metamorphic rocks can melt into magma and then undergo cooling and crystallization to become an igneous rock. Or, they can undergo weathering and erosion into sediments and then lithify to become sedimentary rocks. +++ They can melt and become magma only if subducted - a process normally confined to the sea-floor plate.
What is a way that a sedimentary rock could form then break down over time into smaller pieces and become a sedimentary rock again in another location?
A sedimentary rock could form through the accumulation and compaction of sediments, then break down over time through weathering and erosion into smaller pieces. These smaller pieces could be transported by wind, water, or ice to another location where they may accumulate and undergo compaction and cementation once again to form a new sedimentary rock.
From the rock cycle describe the changes that an igneous rock could undergo?
As describe by the rock cycle, an igneous rock can undergo three types of changes. First, it can be weathered and then compacted into a sedimentary rock, such as obsidian weathered into shale. Next, an igneous rock can, through heat and pressure, be changed into a metamorphic rock. Granite, which is an igneous rock, can be metamorphosed into gneiss. Finally, an igneous rock can be be melted and then cooled into another igneous rock. For example granite, which results from relatively slow cooled magma in the Earth's crust, can be re-melted and rapidly cooled, turning it into obsidian.
What happens to the rock fragments that get buried after a long time?
It depends how deep it is buried. If it is just covered with more and more sediment, it will compact and cement to become sedimentary rock. If it is buried to the point where it gets into the mantle or a comparable area, it can become melted into an igneous rock or baked and altered into a metamorphic rock.
When igneous rocks are exposed on Earth's surface and undergo weathering they eventually become which rock?
When igneous rocks are exposed on Earth's surface and undergo weathering, they break down into smaller particles and eventually become sedimentary rocks through the process of erosion, transportation, deposition, and lithification.
What are two things that could happen to a metamorphic rock to continue the rock cycle?
Metamorphic rocks can melt into magma and then undergo cooling and crystallization to become an igneous rock. Or, they can undergo weathering and erosion into sediments and then lithify to become sedimentary rocks. +++ They can melt and become magma only if subducted - a process normally confined to the sea-floor plate.
What is a way that a sedimentary rock could form then break down over time into smaller pieces and become a sedimentary rock again in another location?
A sedimentary rock could form through the accumulation and compaction of sediments, then break down over time through weathering and erosion into smaller pieces. These smaller pieces could be transported by wind, water, or ice to another location where they may accumulate and undergo compaction and cementation once again to form a new sedimentary rock.
From the rock cycle describe the changes that an igneous rock could undergo?
As describe by the rock cycle, an igneous rock can undergo three types of changes. First, it can be weathered and then compacted into a sedimentary rock, such as obsidian weathered into shale. Next, an igneous rock can, through heat and pressure, be changed into a metamorphic rock. Granite, which is an igneous rock, can be metamorphosed into gneiss. Finally, an igneous rock can be be melted and then cooled into another igneous rock. For example granite, which results from relatively slow cooled magma in the Earth's crust, can be re-melted and rapidly cooled, turning it into obsidian.
What can an igneous turn into during the rock cycle?
During rock cycle an igneous rock could turn into any of the three types of rock. It could undergo weathering and form sediments which results to sedimentary rocks, it could also under intense temperature and pressure without melting to form metamorphic rock and can also become part of molten magma to form igneous rock again.
Which type of rock is where fossils are found?
They are mostly found in Sedimentary Rocks
What does a sedimentary rock have?
it could have sand in it
Why are fossils most likely to be found in sedimentary rock samples?
Most fossils are found in sedimentary rock, because igneous and metamorphic rock undergo great heat and pressure when forming, where as sedimentary rocks undergo much less pressure and heat to form, better preserving the fossil
What happens to the rock fragments that get buried after a long time?
It depends how deep it is buried. If it is just covered with more and more sediment, it will compact and cement to become sedimentary rock. If it is buried to the point where it gets into the mantle or a comparable area, it can become melted into an igneous rock or baked and altered into a metamorphic rock.
Is a geode a metamorphic rock?
No, a geode is not a metamorphic rock. Geodes are formed in sedimentary or igneous rocks and are cavities lined with mineral crystals. Metamorphic rocks are formed from existing rocks that undergo a transformation due to heat and pressure.
What is the parent rock of the metamorphic rock biotite gneiss?
Biotite gneiss could have a number of protoliths (parent rocks), and those protoliths could be igneous or sedimentary; the sedimentary parent rock could be a fine-grained shale, high in biotite composition, or a granitic rock, high in biotite.
What changes would occur if the number of neutrons in an atom's nucleus were altered?
If the number of neutrons in an atom's nucleus were altered, it could lead to changes in the stability of the atom, potentially causing it to become radioactive or undergo nuclear reactions. This could affect the atom's properties, such as its mass, stability, and reactivity.
