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Sedimentary Rock
Question | Answer |
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What does the word Sedimentary mean? | It's small,solid pieces of material that come from rocks living things. |
What is Erosion? | In Erosion,running water,wind,or ice loosen and carry away fragment of rock. |
What is Deposition mean? | Deposition is the process by which sedimentary settles out of the water or wind carrying it. |
What is Compaction? | The process that presses sediments together. |
What is cementation? | Is the process in which dissolved minerals crystals and glue particles os sediment together. |
What is a Clastic Rock? | Is a sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together. |
What is and organic rock? | It forms where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers. |
What are Chemical rocks? | When minerals that are dissolved in solution crystals,chemical forms. |