answersLogoWhite

0

Sedimentary. They cover 2/3 of the earth's surface.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Earth Science
Related Questions

What color are the majority of igneous rocks made from melted rocks near earth's surface?

The majority of igneous rocks made from melted rocks near Earth's surface are typically dark in color, such as black, dark gray, or dark green. This is due to the presence of minerals like olivine, pyroxene, and amphibole that create these dark hues in the rocks.


What rocks are majority of the fossils found in?

sediment rocks


What kinds of rocks form most of the crust of the earth?

The majority of Earth's crust is composed of igneous rocks, particularly basalt and granite. These rocks form through the cooling and solidification of molten material from beneath the Earth's surface.


What are igneous rocks that form on earth surface?

igneous rocks that form on earth's surface


What rocks originate from the surface of the earth?

Sedimentary rocks form on the Earth's crust, and can form metamorphic rocks when buried. Igneous rocks form under the surface, or when liquid magma reaches the surface as lava.


Molten rocks that cool at the earths surface are known as?

Lava.


How is magma different from rocks on Earth's surface?

Magma is under the surface of Earth's crust. Rocks on earth's surface are well ... on Earth's surface. Magma is also molten rock, not solid rock like the rocks on earth's surface.


Where are rocks above the surface forced up and over rocks below the surface?

Reverse Fault


How much rocks are on the surface of the earth?

Apart form the Oceans the earths surface is made of rocks.


Here rocks above this surface are forced up and over rocks below this surface?

Reverse fault


How are sedimentary rocks are made?

Sedimentary rocks are made by the majority of the crust are covered by a thin veneer of loose sediment, and the rock which is made as layers of this debris get compacted and cemented together.


How do intrusiver rocks form?

intrusive rocks are formed within the earths surface from magma. extrusive rocks are formed from lava outside of earths surface