Sedimentary Rock Flashcards
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Sandstone
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One of the many types of sedimentary rock.
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Sediment
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Rocks caused by wind, water, ice, and sunlight turn into fragments that move from one place to another.
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Strata
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Layers of rock
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Sedimentary rock
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Is classified by the way it forms
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Clastic sedimentary rock
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Forms when clasts are cemented together
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Chemical sedimentary rock
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Forms when minerals crystallize out of solution
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Organic sedimentary rock
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