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Sedimentary Rock Cloze Notes
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Sedimentary Rock: when ________________ of rocks and minerals, and/or organic remains, are
_________________and ____________________ into new rock
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Most sedimentary rocks are formed through a series of processes
o Erosion: particles carried away from their source by _____________ or ______________
o Deposition: particles ______________ as loosely packed sediment
o Compaction: particles squeezed together under great ________________
o Cementation: particles _____________ together as mineral solutions harden
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geologists ____________ sedimentary rocks by the type of sediment that make them up
o Clastic Rock: made of ____________ pieces of other rocks, from fine clay particles to boulders
o Organic Rocks: rocks formed by the remains of ____________ and _______________
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organic: ___________ or once _____________
o Chemical Rocks: form when minerals _______________ from a solution, or when crystals are left
after solutions _________________
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Coral: tiny _______________ that produce skeletons that grow together into a ______________________
o when coral die, their ________________ remain, building up the reef
o over time, the coral reef can be ________________ and _______________ into limestone
o limestone formed from coral in the ocean can find it’s way to the top of mountains with marine
fossils! Evidence of ____________________________ and _____________________________!