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What phenomenon is responsible for moving sedimentary and metamorphic rock into earths interior?
Plate Tectonics.
How might the theory of plate tctonics explain how a sedimentary rocks become an igneous rock?
The theory of plate tectonics explains the movement of Earth's plates, which can lead to subduction, where one plate is forced under another. This process causes sedimentary rocks, found on the ocean floor or continental margins, to be subjected to high temperatures and pressures as they are pushed into the mantle. If these rocks melt, they can form magma, which, when it rises to the surface and solidifies, becomes igneous rock. Thus, through the dynamics of plate tectonics, sedimentary rocks can transform into igneous rocks via melting and subsequent cooling.
What type of crust does pacific plate have?
Pacific plate is a oceanic plate. Mostly basaltic rock with a sedimentary rock layer on top.
Which dating method enables scientists to measure or estimate the absolute age of sedimentary rock?
Radiometric dating of igneous rocks that relate to the sedimentary rock
Compare the distribution of rock types at earths surface to their distribution in the entire crust how are any differences related to processes occurring in the rock cycle?
Earth's crust is largely covered with a thin layer of sedimentary rock, due to weathering and erosion and the process of lithification. The bulk of the oceanic and continental crust is composed of igneous and to a lesser extent, metamorphic rock. The rock cycle is largely due to the weather and to plate tectonics. Plate tectonics uplifts rock, exposing it to the weather, and also creates igneous crustal rock and the metamorphism of existing rock.
What phenomenon is responsible for moving sedimentary and metamorphic rock into the Earth's interior?
Plate Tectonics.
What phenomenon is responsible for moving sedimentary and metamorphic rock into earths interior?
Plate Tectonics.
What pushes the layers of sedimentary rock back up?
Mostly plate tectonics, the movement of the plates composing the crust of our planet.
What are plate tectonics made from?
rock
What role does plate tectonics play in the rock cycle?
Plate tectonics play a crucial role in the rock cycle by driving the movement and recycling of Earth's crustal materials. Through processes like subduction and mountain-building, tectonic plate movements contribute to the formation of different types of rocks, such as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, which are essential stages in the rock cycle.
What type of rock is formed not by plate tectonics?
diamonds
How does fossil formation relate to the formation of sedimentary rock?
you have nothing
What keeps the rock cycle going?
The weather and plate tectonics.
Why is sedimentary rock more common on earths surface than metamorphic or igneous rock?
== == == Erosion and weathering of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks eventually leads to formation of more sedimentary rock. Additionally, huge areas of continents have been covered by inland seas at one time or another in geologic time creating vast amounts of sedimentary rock. Plate tectonics also plays a role in the thrusting upward of areas that once were ocean floor.
What type of crust does pacific plate have?
Pacific plate is a oceanic plate. Mostly basaltic rock with a sedimentary rock layer on top.
What causes the natural rock bridges in dry regions?
plate tectonics
What things keeps the rock cycle going?
The weather and plate tectonics.
