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How do the ages of the sea sediments compare to the age of the oldest contential rock?
Continental rock is MUCH older than sediments in the sea (unless the sediments in the sea come from continental crust, in which case they would be the same age).
Which environment would most likely not contain fossils?
The vast majority of fossils are found in marine sediments because it is the easiest environment in which to be buried without the original animal or plant rotting or being eaten. Fresh water sediments such as lakes are also good for fossil formation especially when the lake has periodically dried up or a natural disaster has removed a lot of the oxygen from the water. Most fossils of land animals, birds and plants are found in river or lake sediments when the organism has been washed into the water upon death.
If a rock has ripples pointing down what does that mean?
An answer would depend on the definition of ripples, and whether it was a specimen or a body of rock. Ripples are usually an indication of moving air or water during the deposition of sediments, or an erosional feature on the surface of a rock.
Why would the movements of sediments on a hillside cause a conflict?
Movements of sediments on a hillside can cause conflicts because they can lead to erosion, landslides, or sediment build-up in unwanted areas. These processes can threaten structures, disrupt ecosystems, and impact water quality downstream, leading to conflicts between humans and the environment.
How would you classify coal coral reef salt sandstone and conglomerate?
Coal and coral reef limestone are organic sediments salt is an evaporite Sandstone and conglomerate are sedimentary deposit rocks the latter from a high energy environment. They are ALL sedimentary deposits.
When sediments are disturbed the oldest layers are found at the?
In disturbed sediments without layers, the relative age of the sediments would be unknown.
What is a detrital food web?
The detrital food web involves consuming a dead animal for example, a vulture. The decomposing remains of the carcass become nutrients for the soil, thus returning the minerals back into the ground, possibly nitrates would be involved in the process.
Would a worm burrow preserved in solid rock be considered a fossil?
Yes, this would be a "trace fossil" or "ichnofossil". They can be very useful when studying the environment of the sediments from which the rock is formed. HTH Dr. C. :)
What would happen to large sediments if you were to continue moving?
if you were to continue moving the bottle for a long time what would happen to the large sediments?
What would happen to a metamorphic rock that was wheathered and broken down into sediments?
The sediments made of the metamorphic rock would turn into sedimentary rock.
How does one clastic detrital sedimentary rock have a texture and composition different than another?
Different clastic sediments have different textures based on the size, shape, and sorting of the grains they are composed of. The composition of a clastic sedimentary rock will vary depending on the mineralogy of the grains present in the rock. Factors such as the source rock, transportation distance, and depositional environment can all contribute to the differences in texture and composition between clastic sedimentary rocks.
How do you say very in Venezuela?
The predominate language of Venzuela is Spanish, so it would be "muy", sounded like MOO-ey
Chemical sediments and its example rocks?
what are the chemical sediments example? An example would be salt. As seawater evaporates from a surface, what is left is salt.
Which sediments would a stream carry at 5 cm?
In a stream, heavy sediments settle quickly and finer sediments stay suspended in the water and get carried down stream farther, even as the stream shrinks in size.
What is the religion of desert Southwest?
There is no single religion in the southwest desert region of the United States. However, due to the high concentration of Hispanics in the region, Catholicism would be the predominate religion.
Is limestone an example of a detrital sedimentary rock?
It can be. Some limestone is formed from the precipitation of calcite from saturated solutions, and is considered a chemical sedimentary rock. Other limestone that consists largely of the skeletal remains of marine organisms is considered bio-clastic, a cross between an organic and a detrital sedimentary rock. Typical detrital sedimentary rocks are those composed mostly of particles of pre-existing rock, although organic matter may be included; examples would be sandstone, shale, and conglomerate.
How do the ages of the sea sediments compare to the age of the oldest contential rock?
Continental rock is MUCH older than sediments in the sea (unless the sediments in the sea come from continental crust, in which case they would be the same age).
