Explain how the intrusive igneous rock granite can be broken down from a crystalline igneous rock to a sediment and then finally become a sedimentary rock

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Granite forms as a batholith several miles from the surface. The batholith is uplifted and exposed via tectonism. Granite is broken into sediments via mechanical and physical weathering. Weathered sediments are transported and deposited in a new location. These sediments are buried by subsequent layers of sediments, compacting them. The sediments will eventually be cemented to form a sedimentary rock.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

If three samples have the half-lives listed below, which sample would remain radioactive the longest?

A. a sample with a half-life of 20 million years B. a sample with a half-life of 20 hours C. a sample with a half-life of 20 minutes D. a sample with a half-life of 20 years E. none of the above

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The first fish evolved about 50 million years ago. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Radon gas in the home originates solely from rocks and soil surrounding the home

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The Acadians of Louisiana share a common language with the Inuits of Nunavut

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences