| Term | Definition |
|---|
| conglomerate | from rocks and pebblems sediment |
| shale | from dirt and silt sediment; black, brown, tan or reddish; flat soft layers |
| coquina | from crumbled shells sediment |
| sandstone | sand can be any color; rough |
| 6 forces of weathering | wind, water, ice, plants, heat and gravity |
| eroision | when sediments are moved from one place to another |
| glacier | a sheet of moving ice on land, moving slowly |
| iceberg | a piece of a glacier that has broken off into the water |
| lichen | plants that grow on rocks and trees; give off acid |
| sediment | small particles that settle in layers under water |
| 6 kinds of sediment | sand, rocks and pebbles, dirt/mud, clay, shells, decayed plants and animals |
| where does sediment come from? | sediment comes from rocks and minerals that have been weathered |
| sedimentary rocks are made from? | sediment |
| weathering | the breaking down of rocks and minerals from 6 forces |
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