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What is the process by which sediments are pushed together in layers to form sedimentary rock?
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∙ 11y ago
Settlement and compaction.
As particles (sediments) are dumped, lets say, at the bottom of a lake, they will begin to settle and eventually harden into a sedimentary rock.
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∙ 14y ago
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They type of sedimentary rock that forms when sediments stick together?
Detrital sedimentary rock. clastic sedimentary A+
When layers of sediments Are Squeezed Together To Form Rocks Is Called?
It is called sedimentary rock.
Where are the oldest layers of a sandstone rock located?
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rocks form from sediments that deposited by the wind and water. Over the time those sediments will get pressed and cemented together. It can take millions of years for sediments to become a rock. So the oldest layers of a sandstone are on a bottom.
What is the process of pressing sediments called?
The process of pressing sediments is called compaction. The process that results in the layers being stuck together is called cementation.
Broken pieces of what types of rock are deposited into layers and cemented together to form sedimentary rock?
Detrital Sediments Sincerly, John
They type of sedimentary rock that forms when sediments stick together?
Detrital sedimentary rock. clastic sedimentary A+
When layers of sediments Are Squeezed Together To Form Rocks Is Called?
It is called sedimentary rock.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together is called?
The process that presses sediments together is compaction. Thick layers of sediment build up gradually over millions of years. These heavy layers press down on the layers beneath them. The weight of new layers further compacts the sediments, squeezing them tightly together. The layers often remain invisible in sedimentary rock.
When layers of sediments are pressed together?
sedimentary rock like sandstone or limestone
Where are the oldest layers of a sandstone rock located?
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rocks form from sediments that deposited by the wind and water. Over the time those sediments will get pressed and cemented together. It can take millions of years for sediments to become a rock. So the oldest layers of a sandstone are on a bottom.
What is in sedimentary rocks?
a type of rock formed by layers of sediments that were squeezed and stuck together over a long time
What does hardened layers of sediments form?
A sedimentary rock
Rocks that form when layers of rock particles are squeezed or stuck together?
I beileve the awnser would be Sedimentary Rocks because you know that if Igneous rocks are weathering, they turn into sediments. And if the sediments are squeezed or stuck together it would make a sedimentary rock. And the rock particles are sediments.
Sedimentary rocks?
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the accumulation of sediments.
What is the process of pressing sediments called?
The process of pressing sediments is called compaction. The process that results in the layers being stuck together is called cementation.
Why are sediments usually found in layers?
because they are sedimentary rock
What is the process which sedimentary rock is in layers?
OK, first the sediments are deposited then they under go cementation (being ''glued together'' by minerals that are left after evaporation) or it can go through compaction ( pressed together). And that is really all that happens.
