Sedimentary Rocks 5-3
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| What is the order that sedimentary rocks form. Compaction, Erosion, Cementation, Deposition. | The order that sedimentary rock forms is: Erosion; Deposition; Compaction; Cementation.
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| What is erosion? | Wind or Rain wash away soil, sand or wears down rocks.
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| What is Deposition? | When wind or rain slows down the particles that wear away settle and build up. They get deposited in one location and build up.
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| What is Compaction? | It is when layers and layers of particles build up and over time become compacted by the weight of the layers.
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| What is cementation? | cementation is when dissolved minerals crystallize and glue the particles together.
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| What is Clastic Rock? | Clastic rock sedimentary roc that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together.
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| What are examples of clastic rock? | Clastic rock examples are sandstone, conglomerate rock, limestone made of dissolved calcite, Breccia Rock or shale.
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| What is Organic Rock? | Organic rock is sedimentary rock that forms from the remains of plants and animals.
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| What are examples of Organic rock? | Organic rock examples are: Limestone made form seashells, coal.
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| What is Chemical Rock? | Chemical rock is sedimentary rock that forms when minerals dissolved in a solution crystallize.
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| What are examples of Chemical Rock? | Chemical rock examples are rock salt or gypsum.
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| What does erosion mean? | Erosion is the process in which water or wind loosen and carry away rock fragments.
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| What is clastic rock? | Clastic rock is sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together.
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| What is sediment? | Sediment are small, solid pieces of material from rocks or living things.
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| What is cementation?(Hint: Cement) | cementation is the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediments together.
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| What is organic rock? | Organic rock is sedimentary rock that forms from the remains of plants and animals.
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| What is compaction? | Compaction is the process that presses sediment together.
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| What is a chemical rock? | A chemical rock is made up of sedimentary rock that forms when minerals dissolved in a s solution crystallize.
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| What is Deposition? | Deposition is the process by which sediment settles out of wind or water.
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