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When rocks undergo weathering they become?
When rocks undergo weathering, they become smaller in size and break down into smaller pieces called sediments. These sediments can eventually be transported and deposited in new locations, where they may become compacted and cemented together to form sedimentary rocks.
What must happen to metamorphic rock to become sedimentary rock?
The rock is eroded or weathered away into sediments. The sediments settle and through compaction , the sediments are pushed together to form a sediment. Short Answer: It must be broken down into a sediment.
What process needs to take place in order for ingneous rock to become sedimentary rock?
Igneous rock can become sedimentary rock through the process of weathering and erosion, where the igneous rock is broken down into smaller pieces called sediments. These sediments are then transported and deposited in layers, where they become compacted and cemented together by pressure and time to form sedimentary rock.
How does gold become mixed in with the riverbed sediments?
Gold can be eroded from mineral deposits by flowing water and transported downstream, where it settles in the riverbed sediments due to its high density. Over time, sedimentation processes bury the gold particles in layers of sediment along with other minerals and rocks.
How do sediments change over time?
The get compacted with burial and dewater. The grains from which they are made become cemented together and the sediments become sedimentary rocks.
What is a rock and how is it formed?
A sedimentary rock is formed from sediments, that is particles of preexisting rocks that have been broken down by weathering process and transported to new locations by water, ice or wind. The sediments accumulate over time as layers deposited parallel to the Earth's surface and, as they become buried by overlying deposits, they harden to form rock - sedimentary rock. During their deposition process, they may include burrows, shells or bones of living creatures and these become fossils as the sediments harden.
What is a rock and how it is form?
A sedimentary rock is formed from sediments, that is particles of preexisting rocks that have been broken down by weathering process and transported to new locations by water, ice or wind. The sediments accumulate over time as layers deposited parallel to the Earth's surface and, as they become buried by overlying deposits, they harden to form rock - sedimentary rock. During their deposition process, they may include burrows, shells or bones of living creatures and these become fossils as the sediments harden.
How do sediments get made?
Sediments are formed through the weathering and erosion of rocks, which breaks them down into smaller particles. These particles are then transported by water, ice, wind, or gravity and eventually settle in layers on the Earth's surface. Over time, these layers of sediment can become compacted and cemented together to form sedimentary rocks.
What is a brief summary for the section angularity in the Earth science book?
when particles collide with each other and with other object in their path it happens when sediments is transported from its source to where it is deposited. these collision can cause the particles to change size and shape. angular and uneven rocks are when particles that have moved long distances from the source tends to be more rounder and smoother. the farther sediments travel from its source the finer and smoother the particles of sediments become.
Explain how the physical characteristics of sediments change during transport?
Sediments are transported by four main agents water, ice, wind, and the effects of gravity. The speed with which the agent of erosion moves affects the size of sediment particles that can be carried and the distance that the particles will move.
How does a igneous rock become a sedimentary rock?
The igneous rock gets weathered into sediment by wind, water, and ices. The sediment is deposited in a basin and buried. The pressure of burial and the heat inside Earth turns that sediment into stone.
How are sediments formed?
Sediments are formed from the weathering and erosion of Earth materials. Sediments can be organic, but most are inorganic; their source being a body of rock.from metamorphic rockerosion/weatheringsorry idk
