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sedimentary rocks vo
sedimentary rocks vocabulary
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what is the definition of Sedimentary ? | a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals pressed and cemented together. |
what is the definition of Erosion? | the destructive process in which water and wind loosens and carries away fragments of rock |
what is the definition of Deposition? | the process by which sediment settles out of the water and wind that is carrying it away |
what is the definition of Compaction ? | the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight |
what is the definition of Cementation ? | the process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass |
what is the definition of Clastic rock? | sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure |
what is the definition of Chemical rock? | sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution |
what is the definition of Organic rock? | sedimentary rock that forms from remains of organisms deposited in thick layers |