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Earth Science
FFCON/Sedimentary Rock
Term | Definition |
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Weathering | The wearing a way of sediments by water, waves, wind or ice |
Erosion | The moving or carrying a way of sediments to a new location |
Deposition | The dropping of sediments to a new location |
Cementation | Sticking together like glue |
Compaction | The pressure of pressing together sediments |
Sedimentary rock | Rock made by the deposits of sediments that form layers. This kind of rock is where most fossils are found |
Decay | To go through decomposition |
Decomposition | When something that is dead goes through a chemical process and it breaks down into the soil making the soil much richer |
Sediment | Particles of matter could be sand, silt, shell and other substances that are carried then deposited |
Fossil fuels | Fuels formed from the remains of prehistoric animals and plants that were buried in layers or rock and subjected to large amounts of heat and pressure |