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Swift chapt.3 and ID
Swift chapt.3 sec. 3, 5, 6 and ID
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things. | sediment |
| running water, wind, or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rocks. | erosion |
| the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying | deposition |
| the process that presses sediments together | compaction |
| the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together | cementation |
| a sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together | clastic rock |
| forms where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers | organic rock |
| when minerals that are dissolved in a solution crystallize, chemical rock forms | chemical rock |