Before a rock layer can be deposited, the area must undergo erosion and weathering. This breaks down existing rocks into sediment which can then be transported and deposited in a new location. The process of deposition occurs when the sediment settles into a new location and forms a layer over time.
In 'normal' situations, a body of rock must first be broken down into smaller units before it is able to be transported by wind, water, and ice. The breaking down of rock is called weathering, and the transportation of weathered rock is called erosion.
It must erode into sediment and then be compressed to form sedimentary rock.
rock layering is where you have one layer of old rock them a newer layer then an other newer layer.
it is the rock where over years things erode and decompose and then harden into rock so they're different layers of rock below the surface.
Before a rock layer can be deposited, the area must undergo erosion and weathering. This breaks down existing rocks into sediment which can then be transported and deposited in a new location. The process of deposition occurs when the sediment settles into a new location and forms a layer over time.
things that erode weathered rock
The effect will likely be on the rock. Sand is rock that has already been powdered by erosion. What will happen is that the sand, if it is hard enough, will erode the rock surface, which typically polishes it until it is smooth.
The rock will erode and change
the force of air can erode a rock
mantle is the thick layer before you reach the core of the earth
Erode rock into sand.
moves small rock and hits it into big rock
erode is a noun. Wind and water erode rock. past tense- eroded The Colorado River eroded the Grand Canyon
It must weather and erode, forming sediment that can eventually lithify into sedimentary rock.
Erode it away by scratching it.
The bottom layer of a sedimentary rock is called the basal layer. This layer is considered the coarsest in the rock.