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What is Deposits formed when wind blown sediments settle and build up behind an obstacle?
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What kind of rock is formed from sediments deposited in bodies of water?
Landforms shaped or deposited by wind forces are described as aeolian.
Is it true deposits were formed when ancient seas evaporated?
Yes, in some areas in the past there were shallow seas in hot, desert environments which periodically flooded and evaporated, leaving deposits of various salts such as halite and anhydrite which were then buried by other sediments. Some of these deposits are now mined for the various salts.
How are sediments formed?
Sediments are formed from the weathering and erosion of Earth materials. Sediments can be organic, but most are inorganic; their source being a body of rock.from metamorphic rockerosion/weatheringsorry idk
What do limestone shale and sandstone have in common?
They are all sedimentary rocks. Limestone is formed from calcium-rich sediments, such as deposits of deceased shellfish, shale forms from clay and/or silt and sandstone forms from sand.
Which property best describes a rock which has formed from sediments?
The property that best describes a rock which has formed from sediments is that it is usually graded. It has fossils which are in form of rounded particles.
What two rocks are formed by calcite deposits and sand sediments?
Sandstone And Limestone
How does a till form?
Formed when a mixture of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the surface
How does till form?
Formed when a mixture of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the surface
How were coal deposits formed in western Canada during mesozoic era?
Layers of sediments compressed the layers of vegetation to form the coal deposits.
What kind of rock is formed from sediments deposited in bodies of water?
Landforms shaped or deposited by wind forces are described as aeolian.
How are salts deposit formed?
High tides flood the salt pans with sea water which evaporates to leave behind salt deposits. This is how salt deposits are formed.
Type of rockformed from sediments called?
A rock formed for sedimentary deposits is called a sedimentary rock. A sedimentary rock which has then undergone metamorphism is called a meta-sediment.
Why are plains fertile?
Flood plains are formed when the river overflows its banks.It deposits layers of fine soil and other material collect sediments which are very fertile.
How are roof cave and floor cave deposits similar?
They are formed by the deposit of minerals. They are left behind by evaporation.
What is sedimentary rock formed for deposits of shells?
Limestone is created in small warm still waters where shells and other sediments create layer which in time turn into Limestone.
What is a ridge formed from glacial deposits are?
what is a ridge formed from deposits are
What kind of rock is formed form sediments?
Sedimentary rock.
