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Sedmentairy Rock
Question | Answer |
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sediment | solid pices of material that comes from rocks or living things. |
erosion | when water, wind or ice lossen or carry away fragments of rock |
deposition | the process by wich sediment settles out of water or wind carrying it |
compaction | proces that prpesses sediments together |
cementation | dissolves minerals crystalize a glue particals glue sediment together |
clastic rock | a sedimentary rock that forms when rocok fragments are squeezed together |
organic rock | forms when theer remains of plants and animals are depositied in thick layers |
chemical rock | when minerals that are dissolved in a solution crystalize |