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forms from dead plants and animals that compress deep in the Earth's crust over millions of years.
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What sedimentary rocks are formed from the remains of plants and animals?
Organic Sedimentary Rocks are formed from remains of plants and animals.
Which component of soil is not formed by the weathering of rocks?
The humus (organic component).
What is organic weathering?
Organic weathering is the breakdown of rocks by plants or animal action or by chemicals formed from plants and animals.
What types of sedimentary rocks are formed from the remains of dead organisms?
Biosedimentary rocks (i.e. Biologically formed sedimentary rocks). Eg Coal.
How do geologist classify sedimentary rocks?
They are classified as clastic or non-clastic. Clastic sedimentary rocks are formed from rock particles of various sizes. Non-clastic rocks are formed from precipitation of minerals out of solution or by the lithification of organic matter.
What sedimentary rocks are formed from the remains of plants and animals?
Organic Sedimentary Rocks are formed from remains of plants and animals.
What are organic rocks formed from?
Organic rocks form from dead organisms that pile up and is compressed into a rock.
What are detrital rocks?
They are rocks formed from pieces of pre-existing rocks or organic debris.
How are chemical and organic rocks classified?
Both organic sedimentary (like coal) and chemical sedimentary (like rock salt) rocks are not composed of particles of other rocks. They are different because organic rocks are composed of the remains of living things but chemical rocks are formed by inorganic processes such as evaporation.
What Are Chemically Formed Sedimentary Rocks Formed From?
Chemically formed sedimentary rocks are formed from dead remains of plants and animals that is from an organic sediment.
Can sedimentary rocks be formed by organic matter?
yes it can.
What are detrital sedimentary rocks?
They are rocks formed from pieces of pre-existing rocks or organic debris.
What are rocks formed from?
Organic rocks form from dead organisms that pile up and is compressed into a rock.
How does soil from?
Soil is formed by weathered rocks and humus (organic matter)
What are the 3 processes by which sedimentary rocks are formed?
mechanical , chemical and organic
Which component of soil is not formed by the weathering of rocks?
The humus (organic component).
What is organic weathering?
Organic weathering is the breakdown of rocks by plants or animal action or by chemicals formed from plants and animals.
