9.4 Flashcards
Sedimetary rocks
Rocks formed by sediments
Sediments
The substance that floats to the bottom of a liquid
Metamorphic rocks
Rock formed from another rock after pressure or heat
Erosion
The wearing away of soil and rock
Flood plains
Flat open land next to a river where sediments are deposited
Glaciers
Large bodies of ice
Moraines
Deposit left by the movement of glaciers
Sand stone
A sedimentary rock with medium -sized grains
Mudstone
A fine grained sedimentary rock
Shale
A fine grained sedimentary rock formed in layers
Slit stone
A sedimentary rock with a partial size between sand stone and mudstone
Conglomerate
Sedimentary rock with a large particles size
Limestone
A sedimentary rock formed by the remains of sea organisms
Coal
Sedimentary rock formed by dead plants and animals
Rock salt
A sedimentary deposit formed when a salt lake is dried up
