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What is a dark sedimentary rock formed by compression of layers of clay-rich sediment?
Shale is made from layers of mud and clay pressed together. :)
Which is the correct answer for this questionThe law of ______states that new rock layers are always deposited on top of existing rock layers.?
New rock layers are always deposited on top of existing rock layers. Therefore, deeper layers must be older than layers closer to the surface. This is the law of superposition.
Bend in rock layers created by pressure?
A bend in rock layers created by pressure is called folding. It refers to a ductile behavior in which planar or flat layers of rock bend in response to stress.
Layers and layers of sand are deposited on the sea bottom to form what rock?
Seasonal, cyclical, or other event based depositions of sediment are called strata.
Are rock layers always younger than the faults that cut across them?
If the situation is as simple as the one you have stated, it isn't difficult. Meanwhile, many faults displace laterally, either in compression or tension so that it can appear that younger rocks overlie older ones. See the law of super-position. Compressive faults generally force younger rocks below older, but not always. See subduction zones. Then see ophiolite suites.
What results from compression between rock layers?
it forms a sedimentary rock
What term that describes the bending of rock layers due to compression?
read it on a book:)HAHAHAHA
What is it called when plates slowly ram into each other and form bended rock layers?
Compression.
How can a compression crumble layers of a rock?
The compressional stress can overcome the strength of the cementing material, or fracture the bonds between the crystalline structure of the rock.
What is a type of fold where the layers of rock bend downwards to form a inverted U?
When layers of rock bend downward, the resulting fold is a syncline.
What is a dark sedimentary rock formed by compression of layers of clay-rich sediment?
Shale is made from layers of mud and clay pressed together. :)
What produces anticlines and synclines?
Tilting and folding of rock layers due sinking, uplifting, stretching, or compression of the crust usually from plate movement.
Why are layers of rocks different thicknesses?
The layers of rock are different thicknesses because of the way the sediments are formed and squashed together
Are Aquifers rock layers?
Aquifers are permeable layers of rock that have non permeable layers of rock under them so water remains in the permeable layers
How do geologist know that rock layers are undisturbed?
the way geologist know that rock layers are undisturbed is the rock layers are folded
Gaps in rock layers that develop when agents of erosion remove existing rock layers?
Gaps in rock layers that develop when agents of erosion remove existing rock layers are known as unconformities.
What is the sinking of rock layers?
the sinking of the rock layers is called subsidence
