2.3 sc Flashcards

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Strata

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layers of rock

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Stratification

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the processes in which sedumentary rocks are arranged in layers

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3
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sandstone

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is just one of many types of sedimentary rock

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sediment

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form a natural cement that binds the rock and minerals fragments together into semertary rock

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5
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sedimentary rock

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a single horizontal layer of rock of rock is sometimes visible or strata

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6
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organic sediment

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rock forms from the remains of once-living plants and animals

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7
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fossils

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thermals or physical evidence of an organism presided by geologist processes

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8
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coral

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the central part of the earth below the matle

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9
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reef

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huge colonies called reef

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10
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fossilizes limestone

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the shells of mollusks such as clam and oysters commmonly

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ripple marks

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motion of wind and water waves show on river lakes and ocean sand sand dunse

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mudcracks

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the bottom of a shallow body of water are exposed to the air and dry out.

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classic sedimentary rock

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form when rock or mineral fragments is called clats, Are cemented together

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clasts

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a constituent fragment of a clastic rock.

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15
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chemical sematry rock

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Chemical sedimentary rock forms when mineral constituents in solution become supersaturated and inorganically precipitate.

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