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What is bedrock made of and what's a good description of it?
Bedrock is the first layer of solid rock underlying the soil, sand, loose glacial deposits, volcanic ash, or unlithified sediments. Depending on the specific location, the bedrock could be granite, basalt, limestone, sandstone, gneiss, or any other type of solid rock.
What is the difference between sediments in the outwash and sediments in the moraines?
Sediments that are in outwash are sorted sediments, organized by size, while sediments that are in moraine are unsorted.
What is deposition in weathering?
The dropping of the sediments or DEPOSITING the sediments
What is the chemical sediments?
Chemical sediments are mineral precipitate :)
When do steams erode sediments?
Streams constantly erode sediments. Anytime the water is moving, sediments are being eroded
What is bedrock made of and what's a good description of it?
Bedrock is the first layer of solid rock underlying the soil, sand, loose glacial deposits, volcanic ash, or unlithified sediments. Depending on the specific location, the bedrock could be granite, basalt, limestone, sandstone, gneiss, or any other type of solid rock.
Describes the composition of the ocean floor?
Apex users: Basalt covered in sediment
What are the three types of the ocean floor sediments?
The three types of ocean floor sediments are Terrigenous, Biogenous, and Hydrogenous sediments.
What is the difference between sediments in the outwash and sediments in the moraines?
Sediments that are in outwash are sorted sediments, organized by size, while sediments that are in moraine are unsorted.
What do you expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?
crystal plate a is moving away from crystal plate b whats is the expected average rate of change in position between a and b a. a few cm/year b. a few m/month c. a few mm / century d. a few mm /day
When sediments are slowly changed to rock what forces the sediments together?
Pressure of water and other sediments.
What is deposition in weathering?
The dropping of the sediments or DEPOSITING the sediments
What is the chemical sediments?
Chemical sediments are mineral precipitate :)
How do lithogenous sediments differ from biogenous sediments?
Lithogenous sediments come from the land They result primarily from erosion by water, wind, and ice Biogenous sediments originate from organisms The particles in these sediments come from shells and hard skeletons. Although lithogenous sediments represent the largest total volume, biogenous sediments cover a greater area of sea floor
When do steams erode sediments?
Streams constantly erode sediments. Anytime the water is moving, sediments are being eroded
What are the three types of ocean sediments?
The three types of ocean floor sediments are Terrigenous, Biogenous, and Hydrogenous sediments.
What forms when rock erode?
sediments
