2.3 sc Flashcards
Strata
layers of rock
Stratification
the processes in which sedumentary rocks are arranged in layers
sandstone
is just one of many types of sedimentary rock
sediment
form a natural cement that binds the rock and minerals fragments together into semertary rock
sedimentary rock
a single horizontal layer of rock of rock is sometimes visible or strata
organic sediment
rock forms from the remains of once-living plants and animals
fossils
thermals or physical evidence of an organism presided by geologist processes
coral
the central part of the earth below the matle
reef
huge colonies called reef
fossilizes limestone
the shells of mollusks such as clam and oysters commmonly
ripple marks
motion of wind and water waves show on river lakes and ocean sand sand dunse
mudcracks
the bottom of a shallow body of water are exposed to the air and dry out.
classic sedimentary rock
form when rock or mineral fragments is called clats, Are cemented together
clasts
a constituent fragment of a clastic rock.
chemical sematry rock
Chemical sedimentary rock forms when mineral constituents in solution become supersaturated and inorganically precipitate.