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sediment gets compressed together over long periodsmof time and with heat they get compacted into rocks

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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?

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What are sedmentary rocks?

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What is the middle layer of the sedmentary rock?

The middle layer of sedimentary rocks is known as the interbedded layer or interbeds. These layers form between the top and bottom layers of sedimentary rock and are composed of varying types of sediment. The interbedded layers provide important information about the environmental conditions during the rock formation process.


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?

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What are sedmentary rocks from distinctive layers called?

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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?

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Which letter has to lines of sedmentary?

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