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Sedimentary Rock LV
Sedimentary Rock Vocab L. Vagle
Term | Definition |
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sediment | rock and mineral fragments |
weathering | the breaking down of rock by chemical and/or mechanical means |
erosion | the moving of particles of rock by water, ice wind or gravity |
deposition | sediment is laid down in a new location |
compaction | sediments are pressed together under own weight |
cementation | dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together |
clastic sedimentary rock | fragments of rock cemented together with pressure |
chemical sedimentary rock | when minerals crystallize out of a solution to become rock |
organic sedimentary rock | forms from remains of plants and animals |
stratification | process in which sedimentary rock is arranged in layers |