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Sedimentary Rock Vocabulary.
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when wind, water, and ice break rocks and minerals
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) strata
pieces or fragments from weathering
a) clastic
b) cementation
c) limestone
d) sediments
process that moves sediment
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) cementation
d) weathering
when sediment stops moving
a) deposition
b) compaction
c) erosion
d) sediments
many layers squeezed together
a) cementation
b) erosion
c) compaction
d) deposition
layers glued together
a) erosion
b) cementation
c) compaction
d) strata
fragments cemented by a mineral (calcite or quartz)
a) chemical
b) compaction
c) clastic
d) weathering
what are layers of rock called
a) organic
b) limestone
c) sediments
d) strata
crystalized minerals and water
a) clastic
b) chemical
c) strata
d) erosion
halite
a) cemented by a mineral
b) layers of rock
c) salt crystals from salt water
d) fragments or sediments
formed from things once living
a) chemical
b) organic
c) clastic
d) strata
coal is an example of what type of composition
a) chemical
b) clastic
c) weathering
d) organic
limestone is an example of
a) organic
b) clastic
c) chemical
d) erosion
this type of rock is made up of coral, mollusks, marine animals and plants cemented together
a) halite
b) sediments
c) limestone
d) coal
plant and animal remains which have been buried form this organic substance
a) limestone
b) halite
c) coal
d) quartz
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