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When forming a sedimentary rock the layer that is deposited first is the?
soil
Can intrusive igneous rock becomes a sedimentary rock?
Yes and No An igneous rock can not just "become" a sedimentary rock, it first has to be weathered and eroded at the surface of the Earth. The debris produced is then washed away as sediment and deposited elsewhere. This deposited sediment then gradually hardens into a new rock which is a sedimentary rock. Thus until igneous rocks are exposed in outcrop, they remain as igneous rocks.
The type of rock deposited in a geosyncline is?
Sedimentary rock is typically deposited in a geosyncline due to the accumulation of sediment over time. This process can result in the formation of various sedimentary rocks such as sandstone, shale, and limestone.
What happens to igneous rocks when the undergo weathering and erosion?
If eroded, deposited, compacted and cemented, it becomes clastic sedimentary rock.
Do other rocks need to experience metamorphism to be changed to sedimentary or igneous rock?
No. Any rock at the surface can be eroded, deposited as sediment, and then lithified into sedimentary rock. Most rock that melts into magma goes through a metamorphic phases first, however.
When forming a sedimentary rock the layer that is deposited first is the?
soil
How might a sedimentary rock become another sedimentary rock without first changing into another rock type?
A sedimentary rock can become another sedimentary rock through the process of diagenesis. This involves the compaction and cementation of existing sedimentary rocks to form a new rock without going through a different rock type. This can happen through the addition of more sediment layers or changes in environmental conditions.
How does a metemorphic rock change into a sedimentary rock?
By being first weathered into loose material (clast), then transported, then deposited, and then consolidated.
What can you find within layers of sedimentary rock?
As sedimentary rock is deposited at over time, you can find fossils in it.
When sedimentary rock is deposited on top of igneous or metamorphic rock?
Metamorphic
When metamorpic rock is eroded deposited and cemented what does it turn into?
Sedimentary rock.
What kind of rock is when minerals are deposited into layers?
Sedimentary
When sediment is deposited in layers what rock is formed?
sedimentary
Can intrusive igneous rock becomes a sedimentary rock?
Yes and No An igneous rock can not just "become" a sedimentary rock, it first has to be weathered and eroded at the surface of the Earth. The debris produced is then washed away as sediment and deposited elsewhere. This deposited sediment then gradually hardens into a new rock which is a sedimentary rock. Thus until igneous rocks are exposed in outcrop, they remain as igneous rocks.
The type of rock deposited in a geosyncline is?
Sedimentary rock is typically deposited in a geosyncline due to the accumulation of sediment over time. This process can result in the formation of various sedimentary rocks such as sandstone, shale, and limestone.
Broken pieces of what types of rock are deposited into layers and cemented together to form sedimentary rock?
Broken pieces of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic rocks can be deposited into layers and cemented together to form sedimentary rock.
What happens to igneous rocks when the undergo weathering and erosion?
If eroded, deposited, compacted and cemented, it becomes clastic sedimentary rock.
