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What features tells you how a rock is layered?

Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers as strata. The feature that tells how a sedimentary rock is layered is called the bedding.


What features tell you how a sedimentary rocked is layered?

Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers as strata. The feature that tells how a sedimentary rock is layered is called the bedding.


What features tells you how large the grain of a sedimentary rock?

texture


What is a layered rock?

Sedimentary


How might a sedimentary rock turn into a sedimentary rock?

It can't unless you mean it gets more layered.


What is the nickname for a sedimentary rock?

The nickname for sedimentary rock is "rock cake," due to its layered nature formed from the accumulation of sediment over time.


What causes pressure for sedimentary rocks?

The pressure is from the weight of rock and sediment layered on top of the rock in question.


What is layered rock called?

Layered rock is called stratified rock. These rocks are formed over time as sediments accumulate in horizontal layers and become compacted and hardened into rock. Stratified rocks often display distinct layers of different colors and compositions.


Is sedimentary rock the only type of layered rock?

No. Extrusive igneous rocks are usually layered. Some metamorphic rocks have foliation, which resembles layering, but it is not the same thing.


What is the word obtained by unscrambling the letters srtyenaimde?

The anagram is sedimentary, a form of layered rock.


What type of sedimentary rock is impermeable?

Shale is the type of sedimentary rock that is impermeable.


What is the most important sedimentary rock feature?

rocky