Sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces of older rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and organic remains (shells, bone, etc.). When rocks break apart from erosion they are transported by ...

ISLA: Look at the shape of this rock, Connor! CONNOR: Good find! That’s a ripple mark left by water that used to sit on top of this before it was rock. This used to be sand and other sediment - that's ...

List fine different igneous rock textures and explain their origins. Use rock texture and the physical appearance of an igneous rock to infer basic facts about the origin of the rock. Describe the ...

During the nearly 14 months that it has spent on the red planet, Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, has scooped soil, drilled rocks, and analyzed samples by exposing them to laser ...

All the rocks in the world are mainly classified into three types: Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic. Igneous and sedimentary rocks are largely prevalent in the world. Here are few interesting ...