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No. Sedimentary rock forms when broken bits of rock get compressed and cemented together. Igneous or "magma" rock forms when molten rock cools and solidifies, essentially freezing.

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How would you define magma based on the illustration how would you define sediment and sedimantary rock?

Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. Sediment is small particles of rock or organic material that have been broken down through weathering and erosion. Sedimentary rock forms when these sediments are compressed and cemented together over time.


How would you define magma based on the illustration in figure two how would you define sediment and sedimentary rocks?

Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. Sediment consists of rock particles, minerals, and organic material that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice. Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and cementation of these sediment particles over time.


The five basic substances involved in the rock cycle?

The five basic substances involved in the rock cycle are igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, magma, and sediment. Igneous rocks form from the cooling and solidification of magma, while sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and cementation of sediment. Metamorphic rocks are created through the alteration of existing rocks under high pressure and temperature conditions. Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface, while sediment consists of particles derived from the weathering and erosion of rocks. These substances interact and transform in a continuous cycle known as the rock cycle.


Are lava and magma the same thing?

Lava is simply magma that has reached the surface.


What does magma need to do for a rock to form?

Magma needs to cool and solidify to form a rock. This process can happen underground, resulting in intrusive rocks, or at the surface, leading to extrusive rocks. The rate of cooling and the mineral composition of the magma will determine the type of rock that forms.

Related Questions

If Ice is to water than Rock is to?

Lava or Magma is rock in its molten state.


Is sedimentary rock formed from cooling magma?

No, sedimentary rock is formed from the deposition and compression of sediment such as sand, silt, and clay. Cooling magma forms igneous rock when it solidifies.


How can you tell if it is an igneous rock?

It will be in a volcanic or sediment rock.


How would you define magma based on the illustration how would you define sediment and sedimantary rock?

Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. Sediment is small particles of rock or organic material that have been broken down through weathering and erosion. Sedimentary rock forms when these sediments are compressed and cemented together over time.


Is melted rock the same thing as magma?

Yes melted rocks is the same thing as magma.


How would you define magma based on the illustration in figure two how would you define sediment and sedimentary rocks?

Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. Sediment consists of rock particles, minerals, and organic material that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice. Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and cementation of these sediment particles over time.


How are lava and magma the same?

Lava and magma are both molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. The main difference is that magma is molten rock below the surface, while lava is molten rock that has reached the surface through volcanic eruption.


What the rock cycle describe?

The rock cycle describes how rocks are formed, and how they change to sedimentary rock, to metamorphic rock, to magma, to igneous rock, to sediment, and back to sedimentary rock.


How are magma and sediment alike?

They are not alike: magma is the semi-molton rock layer that forms the mantle. Examples of sediment are the silt (mud) that has dropped out of water to settle on the bottom of rivers or sea; and layers of slate (compressed silt), limestone (the remains of microscopic shelled creatures) and sandstone (compressed sand grains).


Does natural gas form from fast or slow cooling magma?

Neither. Natural gas is not a product of magma. It is a product of organic material trapped in sediment as it turns into rock.


Is magma more dense then rock?

No. Magma varies in density, but it will be less dense than a solid rock of the same composition.


What is cross-cutting relationship?

A crosscutting feature occurs when a rock or body of sediment cuts across, through fractures, faults, or magma. Any feature that cuts across must be younger than the rock or sediment that it cuts across.