Sedimentary rocks - Lesson 2
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Types of rock
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
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properties of sedimentary rocks
porous rock
they are soft
made up separate grains
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How are sedimentary rocks made
they are used by several stages
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weathering
breaks down types of rock into smaller pieces
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erosion
the breaking down of rocks into sediments and their movement away
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transport
moves the sediments away
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deposition
when the rocks stay in one place
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compaction
the weight of the sediments above that squashes the ones below
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Cementation
a substance that sticks the sediments together
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