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Sediment |
Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or organisms. |
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Erosion |
The destructive process in which water or wind loosens and carries away fragments of rock. |
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Deposition |
The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it. |
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Compaction |
The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight. |
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Cementation |
The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass. |
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Clastic Rock |
Sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure. |
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Organic Rock |
Sedimentary rock that forms from remains of organisms deposited in thick layers. |
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Rock Cycle |
A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another. |
