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What is horizontal bedding?
horizontal bedding is sedimentary rock structure in which layers of rocks lies horizontally.
Horizontal layers of soil What is the answer?
Horizontal layers of soil or rock are called 'strata'
What kind of rocks do not have layers?
Igneous rocks, non-foliated metamorphic rocks, and evaporites do not have layers.
This forms when magma flows in a horizontal direction along rock layers?
Sill forms when magma flows in a horizontal direction along rock layers.
Why can you see layers in foliated rocks but not in nonfoliated rocks?
Because layers from foliated rocks came from the same direction and nonfoliated rocks came from several directions
What is horizontal bedding?
horizontal bedding is sedimentary rock structure in which layers of rocks lies horizontally.
Why can only sedimentary rocks contain in tact fossils?
Sedimentary rocks form three horizontal layers: strata, singular and stratum. The organisms that fall into the sedimentary rocks, will then be fossilized in each layer.
Horizontal layers of soil What is the answer?
Horizontal layers of soil or rock are called 'strata'
Do sedimentary rock layers always stay horizontal?
No. It is not uncommon for the layers to be shifted out of a horizontal position.
What is stratified?
It means...Layers that are "PRESSED" together.
Why would layers of rocks curve downward?
Layers of rocks can curve downward due to tectonic forces. When two tectonic plates collide, the pressure and compression can cause the rocks to fold and bend. This folding can create downward curves known as synclines, where the youngest rocks are exposed in the center and older rocks are found on the sides.
Metamorphic rocks that don't have layers?
Sedimentary rocks have layers, not metamorphic rocks.
What kind of rocks do not have layers?
Igneous rocks, non-foliated metamorphic rocks, and evaporites do not have layers.
What horizontal layers of soil?
horizon
What is rock layers?
rock layering is where you have one layer of old rock them a newer layer then an other newer layer.
What are foliated metamorphic rocks?
Foliated rocks have layers in them. We often refer to the layers as Banding.
What are the layers found in sedimentary rocks called?
The layers in sedimentary rocks are called strata.
