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How can waves turn rock to sand?
Over time the rock weathers.
How long does it take a rock to turn into sand?
Depends on what forces the rock is subjected to- wind, rain, river currents, pebbles tumbling over it, etc. It may take thousands of years- or 15 seconds in a crushing mill.
What is a fold in the earths crust?
A fold is a bend in a rock layer. Some folds are a few centimeters wide and others cover several kilometers. Sometimes the rock folds enough to turn completely over, and these places are called overturn, or recumbent, folds. Some folding rock layers break from the forces within the crust of the earth and these places are called faults. Folds where the rocks have been pushed upward but not turned upside down are called anticlines and the depressions between the anticlines are called synclines.
Why does the igneous rock turn into a sedimentary rock?
becuase the igneous rock cools dowwn and turn into sedimentary rock
How does a extrusive igneous rock turn into a metamorphic rock?
Weathering and erosion turn igneous rock to metamorphic rock.
What is it called when forces inside earth turn rock layers over completely?
The process you are referring to is called tectonic deformation or tectonic overturning. It occurs when internal tectonic forces cause rock layers to rotate or flip over. This can happen during intense geological events like folding, faulting, or mountain building.
How a sedimentary rock can turn into a igneous rock?
it gets weathered into sediment, then it gets washed into the ocean, sediment layers up over millions of years, and it gets squashed into sedimentery rock, then metamorphic and so on.
Can a sedimentary rock turn into igneous rock?
it gets weathered into sediment, then it gets washed into the ocean, sediment layers up over millions of years, and it gets squashed into sedimentery rock, then metamorphic and so on.
What processes turn sediment into sedimentary rock?
The processes of compaction and cementation of this sediment over a long period of time turn the sediment into rock.
How can igneous rock turn into metamorphic rock?
Its changes under ALOT of pressure As different layers get added onto it (underwater over thousands of years bones and dead animals lay the sea floor creating layers) After a few moew thousand years its under so much pressure that it becomes metamorphic rock. The next stage envolves it coming out of a volcano and the whole process starts over :)
Can igneous rock turn into metamorphic rock?
Its changes under ALOT of pressure As different layers get added onto it (underwater over thousands of years bones and dead animals lay the sea floor creating layers) After a few moew thousand years its under so much pressure that it becomes metamorphic rock. The next stage envolves it coming out of a volcano and the whole process starts over :)
What is the difference between relative ages of and relative position of rocks?
Age is how old the rock is relative to other rocks, position is where the rock is in relation to other rocks. Tectonic motion and other forces can easily turn a portion of the Earths crust upside down resulting in older rock lying above younger layers.
How can waves turn rock to sand?
Over time the rock weathers.
Over a long period of time the layers of sediment turn into?
It is sand. Edit: Over many thousands of years - sediment gets compressed and compacted into layers. The layers form rocks such as slate and coal.
How does limestone turn into marble in the earth?
When limestone is under high pressure from overlaying rock layers and is heated by magma it can form marble.
Why does the river have so many more rocks then the ocean?
it has more rocks because the river has lots of sediments ( pieces of broken rock ) to carry along the river flow. then the sediments pile up into layers and then for many years the layers will harden and turn into a rock. YOUR WELCOME :)
How does metamorphic rock turn into magma?
The rock becomes too hot that it must turn into liquid form (lava). This would usually mean that the rock had to have come into contact with lava first.
