2.3 Sedimentary Rock Flashcards

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1
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Rock or Mineral Fragments

A

Sediment

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A single, horizontal layer of rock is sometimes visable for miles

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Strata (or Stratum)

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Over time, sand grains get compacted, then cemented together to form this rock

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Sandstone

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Forms when clasts are cemented together

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Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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Rock or Mineral Fragments that form Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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Clasts

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6
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Forms when minerals chrystalize out of a solution

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Chemical Sedimentary Rock

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Forms from once-living plants or animals

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Organic Igneous Rock

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8
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Remains

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Fossils

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9
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Tiny Organisms

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Coral

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10
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Coral are in huge groups called…

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Reefs

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11
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When animal remains in the ocean are cemented together, they form….

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Fossiliferous Limestone

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12
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The process in which sediment are arranged into layers

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Stratification

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Examples form as flowing water, and preserved when the sediments became sedimentary rock

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Ripple Marks

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Form when fine-grained sediments at the bottom of a shallow body of water are exposed to air and dry out.

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Mud Cracks

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