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sediment gets compressed together over long periodsmof time and with heat they get compacted into rocks
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∙ 10y agoSedimentary rocks are rocks formed in the water and made of materials on the earth.
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What kind of rock can be broken into fragments that may later form sedimentary rock?
Any rock can be broken up and later form a sedimentary rock.
What rock does conglomerate form?
Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock.
Rock formed form rock fragments is called?
sedimentary
Balstic rock will form what color on igneuus rock?
Dark colored igneous rock
How does igneous rock change to sedimentary?
Sedimentary rock melts, then it cools to form Igneous rock. Hoped this helped. :)
What are 4 steps for a sedmentary rock to form?
Deposition, Compaction, Cementation and Lithification
Is limestone a sedmentary rock or a metamorphic rock?
Sedimentary
What will happen if a sedmentary rock is exposed to heat and pressure?
It, like any rock, would turn into a Metamorphic rock.
What rock would you find along a divergent place and why?
What type of rock igneous sedmentary or metamorphic would u find in a divergent place
What are sedmentary rocks?
well .; sedimentary rocks are the type of rock that is formed by SEDIMENTATION of material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water !.
What are sedmentary rock made of?
Three examples of sedimentary rock are: slate (which is compressed silt or mud); sandstone (which is compressed sand grains); limestone (which is the skeleton remains of minute shelled sea creatures).
What are sedmentary rocks subtype?
metaphorfic subgroup
What are sedmentary rocks from distinctive layers called?
VOCA
Is sedimentary rock sandy?
Not necessarily. There is a special class of sedmentary rocks, called sandstones, which are dominated by sand-sized grains. Other sedimentary rocks, such as shale, contain much finer grains.
Why are fossils formed in sedmentary rocks?
Because sedimentary rocks are soft rocks
Which letter has to lines of sedmentary?
H has two lines of symmetry, vertically and horizontally in the center.
How many rocks did you classify as sedmentary?
sedimentary rocks are those which have been eroded from the earth and have had layers of mud and other rock put ontop of them, these then could create fossils. Some sedimentary rocks are such as limestone, mudstone, slate and marble.
