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Rock Layer Quiz 1
Question | Answer |
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What is a sedimentary rock pattern called? | layer |
Makes up most of Earth's crust | rock |
rocks closer to the surface are younger than rocks farther down | Law of Superposition |
Earth's outer layer | crust |
small particles of solid material that settles to the bottom of a liquid | sediment |
sediments are deposited | deposition |
build up in layers | sedimentation |
pressure, water being squeezed out | compaction |
crystals of salt are left and the layers have form into rock | cementation |
What layer teachers the history of Earth? | Earth's crust |
List the 4 steps in forming sedimentary rocks (in order) | Deposition, Sedimentation, Compaction, Cementation |