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Sedimentary Rocks
Term | Definition |
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chemical sedimentary rock | a sedimentary rock formed when dissolved substances precipitate, or separate, from water solution |
erosion | Process in which material is transported by water, wind, or ice |
deposition | Process in which water, wind or ice looses energy and drops the sediment it is carrying |
compaction | Process that squeezes or compacts, sediments |
cementation | Process in which tiny particles that go in between sediments and harden |
clastic sedimentary rock | a sedimentary rock made of broken fragments of preexisting rock |