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Sedimentary Rocks
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sediment | It is small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things. |
| Erosion | Running water, wind, or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock. |
| Deposition | The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it. |
| Compaction | The process that presses sediments together. |
| Cementation | The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together. |
| Clastic rock | A sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments squeezed together. |
| Organic Rock | Forms where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers. |
| Chemical rock | It is form when minerals that are dissolved on a solution crystallize. |