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What phenomenon is responsible for moving sedimentary and metamorphic rock into the Earth's interior?
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Plate Tectonics.
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How thick is the sedimentary rock in the interior plains?
several of thousands of meters thick
What provides the heat drives the formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks?
There are two, gravity and thermal energy from the core. Thermal energy from the core heats the rock to melting, gravity pulls the weight of the entire atmosphere, biosphere and crust down on the outer and inner mantles creating great pressure on the molten rock and on the core. All the energy is then contained and insulated by the crust which "floats" on top of the molten layer. Cracks or fissure sometimes provide a path for some of the molten rock, magma, to escape through the crust. This happens both on land and under the ocean. When this molten rocks escapes the crust it called lava, it cools and hardens to form igneous rock. Metamorphic rock is a pre-existing form of rock that has been subjected to the great pressures and heat described above long enough to allow a metamorphosis to occur in that rock, marble is an excellent example of metamorphic rock.
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What is sandstone used for and why?
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock that is made up of cemented sand grains (usually quartz) and has a gritty feel to it.== ==this is the term uesed when sand has been compacted together under such force so as to be turned into a solid mass rather than individual grains of sand.it looks weird
What phenomenon is responsible for moving sedimentary and metamorphic rock into earths interior?
Plate Tectonics.
What are the steps of the rock cycle if it starts with Sedimentary rock is pulled into Earth's interior by tectonic forces?
heat and pressure change the sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock
Does the sun driver the processes that form igneous and metamorphic rocks?
No. Heat from the interior of the Earth trying to reach the surface drives lithospheric plate movements which are mostly responsible for the formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
How did the interior plains come to have such a large deposits of fossil fuels?
They have a lot of fossil fuels due to the rock(which i believe is either Sedimentary, or Metamorphic and Igneous). They have to drill holes in the rocks to find the minerals and fuel.
What type of rocks are in the interior plains?
sedimentary
Dominant Type of Rock for interior plains?
Sedimentary.
What percentage of earth's interior is composed of igneous and metamorphic rock?
The "earth's interior" is thought to be composed of magma and, at the core, molten iron and perhaps some nickel. If we look out on the crust of the earth, some 75-80% of the surface of our planet is composed of sedimentary rock. That leaves some 20-25% left to be composed of igneous and metamorphic rock. Links can be found below to relevant material in Wikipedia, where knowledge is free.
How are the rocks at the top of the mountain on Earth’s surface related to the rocks that form in Earth’s interior?
Sedimentary rocks are formed on or near the Earth’s surface, in contrast to metamorphic and igneous rocks, which are formed deep within the Earth. The most important geological processes that lead to the creation of sedimentary rocks are erosion, weathering, dissolution, precipitation, and lithification.
What energy source drives the processes that form igneous and metamorphic rocks is found in?
earth's interior
How old is the oldest sedimentary rock found in the interior plains?
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How thick is the sedimentary rock in the interior plains?
several of thousands of meters thick
What provides the heat that drives the formation of igneous and metamorphic rock?
Earths hot interior
