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sedimentary rock
Question | Answer |
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sediments | small solid pieces of minerals that come from rocks or organisms |
erosion | the destructive process in which water or wind loosen and carries away fragments of the rock |
deposition | the process by which sediments settles out of wind or water that is carrying it |
compaction | the process which sediments are pressed together under their own weight |
cementation | the process by which dissolved minerals crystallized and glue particles of sediment together into one mass |
clastic rock | sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure |
organic rock | sedimentary rock that forms from remains of organic deposition in thick layers. |
chemical rock | sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallized from a solution |