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Bundle 4 vocabulary - sedimentary
Sedimentary rock formation
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Science
5th Grade
10/31/2011

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Coal

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A hard black or dark brown sedimentary rock formed by the decomposition of plant material, widely used as a fuel
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fossils

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The remains or traces of past life found in sedimentary rock.
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fossil fuels

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a fuel formed from the remains of once-living organisms.

 

 

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compression

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To make the volume or mass of something smaller by applying pressure.  To compress.  (this is the pressure part of "heat, time, pressure)
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sedimentary rock layers

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Sedimentary rocks are composed of sediment deposited in a number of environments by both moving air and moving water.  Fossils and fossil fuels are formed/found in this layer of rock.
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