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Which of these provides the best estimate of how long it took a thick layer of sedimentary rock to form?
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A sedimentary rock is 2 m thick. How many years did it take for this layer to form if an average of 4 mm of sediment accumulated per year?
500 years
How thick is the mantle layer of earth?
It's about 2900Km thick It is 2,867km thick, which is 1,781 miles thick. The above answer is correct too though, and is probably easier to remember.
How thick are the earth's layers?
the tickest layer of the earth is the mantle.The thinnest layer is the crust.
Compare and contrast the compositions of the three different kinds of sedimentary rocks?
The three types of sedimentary rocks pertains to the varying distinctions of land present. Clastic are accumulations of small pieces of broken rock and have been piled and lithified by compaction and cementation. Chemical sedimentary rock form when water evaporates and leaves minerals behind. Thick deposits of salt and gypsum form when constant flooding and evaporation occur over long periods of time. Organic sedimentary rock is the accumulation of debris from organic processes. The shedding of shells, bones and teeth can create a thick enough layer on a seafloor to form a rock, organic, sedimentary base.
Earths thick plasticlike layer is the what?
asthenosphere
What is the best estimate of how long it took a thick layer of sedimentary rock to form?
The time it takes for a thick layer of sedimentary rock to form can vary significantly depending on various factors, such as the depositional environment, the rate of sedimentation, and the type of sediment being deposited. In general, it can take anywhere from a few hundred to millions of years for a thick layer of sedimentary rock to form.
Is the stratosphere have a thin layer or a thick layer?
thick layer
Which type of bone provides protection and forms a thick layer in the diaphysis of a long bone?
compact bone
What type of bone provides protections and forms a thick layer in the diaphysis of the long bone?
compact bone
What is the layer that is one cell thick and provides protection to the cells on the inside of a leaf called?
Do you mean a cell Wall?
What is seventy five percent of earth surface made up of?
Seventy-five to eighty percent of the Earth's surface is covered by a thin to thick layer of sedimentary rock.
What Seventy-five percent of the earth's surface is made up of?
Seventy-five to eighty percent of the Earth's surface is covered by a thin to thick layer of sedimentary rock.
A sedimentary rock is 2 m thick. How many years did it take for this layer to form if an average of 4 mm of sediment accumulated per year?
500 years
How thick is the sedimentary rock in the interior plains?
several of thousands of meters thick
How was saltdomes are formed?
Salt domes or diapirs form when thick successions of salt (that formed by evaporation from seawater over long periods of time) start to rise and deform the overlying sediments. Salt rises, because it is less dense than most sedimentary rocks and a thick layer of low density below a thick layer or dense material is mechanically instable.
Thick layer of air that protects earth?
Ozone layer is the thick layer. It protects us from UV rays of the sun.
How thick is the inner layer?
2000 km thick
