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| Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or organisms. |
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| The destructive process in which water or wind loosens and carries away fragments of rock. |
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| The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it |
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| The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight. |
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| The process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass. |
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| Sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure. |
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| Sedimentary rock that forms from remains of organisms deposited in thick layers |
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| chemical sedimentary rock |
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| Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution. |
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| Place these steps in the formation of sedimentary rock in the proper sequence: compaction, erosion, cementation, deposition |
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| erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation |
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| In layers of sedimentary rock, where would you expect to find the oldest sediment? |
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| Oldest layers are on the bottom. Layers build up over time unless they have been faulted or folded |
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| What are the three main types of sedimentary rock? |
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| clastic, organic and sedimentary |
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| Which type of sedimentary rock forms from the remains of living things? Explain how this sedimentary rock forms. |
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| Organic;shell fragments are deposited & cemented together/plant matter can change to coal due to heat & pressure |
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| What process causes deposits of rock salt to form? What type of sedimentary rock is rock salt? |
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| dissolution (the dissolving of minerals in a solution) and evaporation; rock salt is chemical sedimentary rock |
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| Name 4 kinds of clastic sedimentary rock. |
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| conglomerate, sandstone, breccia, shale |
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| What is the shape and particle size of sandstone? |
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| Very tiny particles of sand |
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| What is the size and shape of the particles in shale? |
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| What is the size and shape of the particles of breccia? |
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| jagged or uneven fragments |
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| What is the size and shape of particles of conglomerate? |
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| rounded pebbles and fragments |
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| What are some uses of limestone? |
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| buildings, statues, walls and making cement |
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What are uses of sandstone? |
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Buildings; The White House |
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Name a kind of organic sedimentary rock. |
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Name a kind of chemical sedimentary rock |
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| rock salt and/or limestone |
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For making arrowheads,
and starting a fire |
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