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What are the markings on sedimentary rocks that record the wave motion of wind or water called?
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Ripple marks
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When a layer or several layers are missing from a rock-layer what is this called?
Unconformity= break in sedimentary rock record
Is a gap in the geologic record formed when sedimentary rocks cover an eroded surface called a fault?
No. It is called an unconformity. A fault is a fracture along which blocks of rock have moved relative to one another.
Which is not a process involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks?
Cementing is not a process involved in the formation of sedimentary rock.
What is the difference between a seismograph and a seismogram?
Most of vibrations can be detected and recorded by sensitive instruments called seismograph, or seismometers. The record produced by a seismometer is called a seismogram.
What is a gap in the geological record preserved in rock called?
A gap in the geological record in a body of rock is called an unconformity.
What are the markings on sedimentary rocks that record the wave motion of the wind or water called?
Ripple marks
What are the markings in sedimentary rocks that record the wave and motion of wind or water called?
"Ripple marks" (but you could also say cross bedding and dune bedding sort of do this too).
When a layer or several layers are missing from a rock-layer what is this called?
Unconformity= break in sedimentary rock record
Which evidence for evolution uses impressions of plants and animals pressed into sedimentary rock?
The evidence for evolution that uses impressions of plants and animals into sedimentary rock is the study of fossils. The study of fossils and where they are found is a determining factor about what was going on in a period of history.
What two things do sedimentary rocks record?
Sedimentary rocks record; 1. Time (Age) of formation. 2. Environment of formation.
A gap in the geologic record formed when sedimentary rocks cover an eroded surface is called an?
A dis-conformity is an unconformity representing a period of erosion or lack of deposition in a sedimentary rock section.
Gaps in rock record?
unconformities
How do sedimentary rock structures record geologic process?
They give us clues about the Earth's past. It has layers of sediments that are arranged by their density. Fossils are often found in sedimentary rock.
Is a sedimentary rock a fossil?
A fossil is any record of an organism preserved in rock, whether it be igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic. Nearly all fossils are discovered in sedimentary rock.
What do sedimentary rocks preserve?
Sedimentary rocks preserve a record of the environments that existed when they formed.
Sedimentary rocks record past geological events and what else?
They also record the history of life and climate.
Is a gap in the geologic record formed when sedimentary rocks cover an eroded surface called a fault?
No. It is called an unconformity. A fault is a fracture along which blocks of rock have moved relative to one another.
