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SEDIMETARY TERMS
sedimentary rock terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sediment | small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things |
| erosion | Running of water, wind, of ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock |
| deposition | it is the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it. |
| compaction | The process that presses sediment together |
| cementation | It is the process in which dissolved minerals cyrstallize and glue particles of sediment together |
| clastic rock | A type of sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together. |
| organic rock | It forms where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers. |
| chemical rock | A type of rock that minerals that are dissolved in a solution and crystallize |