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Sediment is the stuff that settles at the bottom of a liquid (such as the bottom of a pond). It can include sand and pebbles but also dead plants and animals. If conditions are right, the sediment can dry out and turn into a sedimentary rock (a rock made from sediment). Sedimentary rocks can contain fossils of plants or animals that fell into the "muck" at the bottom of a body of water. Cool, huh?
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What rock can be changed into sediment by weathering and erosion?
Any and all rock can be changed into sediment by weathering and erosion.
What does sediment form into when it falls to the sea bed?
when sediment falls into the sea it forms into sedimentary rock which then turns into metamorphic rock and back again it comes from the volcanoes it plays a major role in the rock cycle
When sediment is deposited in layers what rock is formed?
sedimentary
What type of rock weather to form sediment?
erosion
How can a metamorphic rock turn into sedimentary rock and then back to metamorphic?
metamorphic rock melts turns into lava,lava cools turns into igneous rock,igneous rock is weathered and eroded into sediment,sediment turns into sedimentary rocksedimentary rock gets heated and squeezed forms metamorphic rockcycle continues.......
How is sediment?
The sediment transport by the rock cycle
The ease with which water flows through the open spaces in a rock or sediment indicates the what of the rock or sediment?
The ease with which water flows through the open spaces in a rock or sediment indicates the permeability of the rock or sediment. Permeability refers to the ability of fluids to flow through the rock or sediment. A more permeable rock or sediment will have higher porosity and allow for better fluid flow.
How do you know a rock if whether it's a sediment rock or not?
you can tell if its a sediment rock if you can feel different elements of sand or pebbles
What are the rock and soil deposits by streams called?
Sediment
When sediment is pressed together and cemented the sediment becomes?
rock.
The ease with which water flows through the open spaces in a rock or sediment indicates the of the rock or sediment?
permeability
What rock can be changed into sediment by weathering and erosion?
Any and all rock can be changed into sediment by weathering and erosion.
What are the families of rock?
the family's of rock are igneose, and sediment
What happens to sediment as it change to sedimentary rock?
Erosion deposits sediment.
What processes turn sediment rock?
Weathering and erosion produces and transports sediment.
Why is mudstone a sedimentary rock?
It is made from sediment that has collected, mud is considered a sediment
What rock forms when sediment is transported and then compressed?
igneous rock
