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Does sedimentary rock become metamorphic rock after millions of years?
Yes, sedimentary rock can undergo metamorphism to become metamorphic rock over millions of years due to high temperatures and pressures deep within the Earth's crust. This process can cause the minerals in the sedimentary rock to recrystallize and form new minerals, resulting in a metamorphic rock with a different texture and mineral composition.
Which rock can be changed into sediments by weathering and erosion?
Any type of rock, such as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary, can be changed into sediments by weathering and erosion processes. Weathering breaks down rocks into smaller pieces, while erosion transports these sediments to new locations where they can eventually become part of sedimentary rocks through processes like compaction and cementation.
What causes sedimentary rocks to become metamorphic rocks?
Sedimentary rock can become metamorphic rock under intense heat and pressure. The heat and pressure do not change the rock's chemical composition, but do change its physical properties like hardness, texture, and structure.
How do igneous and metamorphic rocks become sedimentary rocks?
The igneous and metamorphic rock is weathered (broken into smaller pieces by physical and chemical weathering processes) and eroded (movement of particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity). The sediment particles created by these processes eventually reach a point of deposition where they become stationary long enough to be covered by additional sediments. They then become compacted from the weight of additional sediments above them. As they are compacted, cementing minerals form out of the remaining fluids between the sediment particles, gluing the particles together. At this point, the material has become sedimentary rock.
What rock can be broken into fragments that may later form sedimentary rock?
Sedimentary rock can form from the fragments of igneous, metamorphic, or pre-existing sedimentary rocks that have been weathered and eroded. Any of these rock types can break down into smaller pieces that eventually become sediment, leading to the formation of sedimentary rock through processes like lithification.
What are three processes that a metamorphic must experience before it can become a sedimentary rock?
ErosionDepositionBurial and Cementing
What are three processes that a metamorphic rock must experience before it can become sedimentary rock?
ErosionDepositionBurial and Cementing
What are three processes that metamorphic rock must experience before it can become a sedimentary rock?
ErosionDepositionBurial and Cementing
What processes must a sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock?
what processes must sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock
What are three processes that a sedimentary or igneous rock must experience before it can become a metamorphic rock?
Erosion Deposition Burial and Cementing
What process must a sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock?
what processes must sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock
What are three process that a metamorphic rock must experience before it can become a sedimentary rock?
ErosionDepositionBurial and Cementing
What can a metamorphic rock become?
A pre-existing, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock.
Can a metamorphic rock break in half then one half turns into a igneous rock and the other into a sedimentary rock?
The only way a metamorphic rock can become a sedimentary rock is if it is eroded and the pieces settle in a body of water and eventually become sedimentary rock. A whole piece of metamorphic rock is never going to become , by itself, a piece of sedimentary rock.
Does sedimentary rock become metamorphic rock after millions of years?
Yes, sedimentary rock can undergo metamorphism to become metamorphic rock over millions of years due to high temperatures and pressures deep within the Earth's crust. This process can cause the minerals in the sedimentary rock to recrystallize and form new minerals, resulting in a metamorphic rock with a different texture and mineral composition.
When igneous rocks are subjected to intense heat and pressure they become what type o rock?
A sedimentary rock is formed when an igneous rock is subjected to weathering, erosion, compaction, and cementation!
What other kind of rock can sedimentary rock become?
Metamorphic
