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