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प्रश्न
In what type of rocks do you find fossils and why?
उत्तर
Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks. Organic remains of plants and animals or their skeletal impressions are called fossils. Fossils help us in fixing the relative ages of rocks.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write True or False. Rewrite the false statement correctly :
Basalt is an example of an intrusive igneous rock.
Why are the igneous rocks also called the primary rocks?
What are Sills?
Which agents are responsible for deposition of sediments?
Distinguish between the following: Lava and Magma
Distinguish between the following: Sills and Dykes.
Distinguish between the following: Acid Igneous Rocks and Basic Igneous Rocks.
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
Give one word for the following.
The outer layer of the earth.
Give one word for the following.
Rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten rock from beneath the earth crust.
What is the basis for the classification of rocks?
Give one term for the following statement:
Rounded or sub-rounded fragments, usually water-born cobbles, pebble and gravel, cemented together by a matrix of calcium carbonate, silica, etc.
Give reasons for the following
Silicates are the most common rock forming minerals.
Fill in the blank below:
______are intrusions of igneous rock that are vertical in shape
How are igneous rocks formed?
Sedimentary rocks are called stratified rocks.
State the characteristics of Metamorphic rocks.
Explain the different types of sedimentary rocks.
Match the following.
| A. | Granite | 1. | Bed rock |
| B. | Soil layer | 2. | Plutonic rock |
| C. |
Barren island |
3. | Strip farming |
| D. | Soil conservation | 4. | Active Volcano |
