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Boulder is a size descriptor. Others are sand, gravel, cobble. Monolith would be the largest. They are made of rock.

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How are boulders made?

Boulders are typically formed through the process of weathering and erosion. As rocks are broken down by processes such as freezing and thawing, wind, or water, larger pieces can break off to form boulders. These boulders can then be transported and deposited by glaciers, rivers, or landslides.


Boulders carried many miles by a glacier are called?

Boulders that have been carried by a glacier have a couple names, but most commonly they are referred to as glacial boulders or erratics. If you're interested in learning more about glacial boulders, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has a pretty good article about them; as Iowa and most of the American Midwest were covered by glaciers during the last Ice Age, glacial boulders are fairly common there. http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/browse/boulders/boulders.htm


Which one is the smallest one to sink boulders pebbles sand and silt?

Silt is the smallest particle size of boulders, pebbles, sand, and silt. It is finer than sand, pebbles, and boulders, which allows it to settle at the bottom first when suspended in water and has a low settling velocity.


How are boulders formed?

A Boulder, or Talus, Cave is simply an enterable void or set of voids between boulders and the rock-face from which they have fallen. Collapses within existing karst, sea or lava caves may choke the passage or chamber with boulders, and such chambers are often called "boulder chambers", but that does not form the cave, and it is not the same as a true boulder cave.


The boulders sand clay and silt that drop from a glacier when it retreats are called what?

The material left behind by a retreating glacier, including boulders, sand, clay, and silt, is known as moraine.

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Is a road made out of boulders?

a road is mostly made out of tar.


How are boulders made?

Boulders are typically formed through the process of weathering and erosion. As rocks are broken down by processes such as freezing and thawing, wind, or water, larger pieces can break off to form boulders. These boulders can then be transported and deposited by glaciers, rivers, or landslides.


Are boulders made of sandstone?

A boulder is a large rock and can be made up of many different things, including sandstone.


Can coarse sedimentary rock be made up of pebbles or boulders?

Yes, coarse sedimentary rock can be made up of pebbles or boulders. Coarse sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and cementation of larger grains, such as pebbles and boulders, that are transported by water, ice, or wind. These larger grains are typically found in rocks like conglomerate or breccia.


Which settle first boulders or sand?

boulders


This place has huge round boulders along the beach?

New Zealand is the place that has huge round boulders along the beach. These boulders are called the Moeraki Boulders.


How put sentences for boulders?

The boulders fell from the mountains with a crash! The big boulders hit are car in Indiana.


What is the names of the boulders on oamaru beach?

Moeraki Boulders


How is moraine made?

Moraine is the accumulation of debris, boulders, stones, etc. carried and deposited by a glacier.


What are hoopoes nests made of?

Hoopoes nest in tree-holes, cliffs, boulders, and other cavities.


When was Alchemy Boulders created?

Alchemy Boulders was created in 1996.


When was Rockland Boulders created?

Rockland Boulders was created in 2011.