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The carrying away of rock fragments by water, wind, or ice is called _________, an important process in the formation of sedimentary rock.
cementation
chemical
compaction
deposition
organic
erosion
clastic
organic rock
Coal is an example of a(n) _________ rock, a sedimentary rock that forms where thick layers of plants and animal remains are deposited.
cementation
chemical
compaction
deposition
organic
erosion
clastic
organic rock
The type of sedimentary rock that forms from grains of sand is
cementation
chemical
compaction
deposition
organic
erosion
clastic
organic rock
The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is
cementation
chemical
compaction
deposition
organic
erosion
clastic
organic rock
When seas or lakes evaporate, a type of sedimentary rock called a(n) _______ rock can form.
cementation
chemical
compaction
deposition
organic
erosion
clastic
organic rock
Dissolved minerals and particles of sediment stick together to form sedimentary rock in a process called
cementation
chemical
compaction
deposition
organic
erosion
clastic
organic rock
As layer upon layer of sediments are deposited, the process of ________ presses them together.
cementation
chemical
compaction
deposition
organic
erosion
clastic
organic rock
Chalk formed from sediments made of skeletons of microscopic living things in the ocean must be a(n)
cementation
chemical
compaction
deposition
organic
erosion
clastic
organic rock
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