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