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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sediment | small materials that come from other rocks or living things |
| Erosion | Running, water wind or ice loosen and carry away fragments of work |
| Deposition | The process which sediments settle out of the water or wind carrying it |
| Compaction | Thick layers of rock build up gradually millions of years |
| Cementation | The process which the rocks crystalize and glue together sediments |
| Clastic rock | sedimentary rock that forms when sediments are squeezed together |
| Organic | It forms when the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers |
| Chemical | When minerals are dissolved in a solution crystallize |