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Understanding Sedimentary Rock Formation

Explore how rocks break down and form, including processes like erosion and lithification, while learning about types of sedimentary rocks and graded bedding patterns.

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Understanding Sedimentary Rock Formation

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  1. The break down of rock is called? • Erosion • Weathering • Biochemical • Clastic

  2. When sediments are turned into sedimentary rocks, the proccess is called________? • Lithification • Graded Bedding • Deposition • Conglomerate

  3. What are the 3 types of sedimentary rocks • Fine-grained, coarse grained, medium grained • Intrusive, extrusive, volcanic • Weathering, erosion, deposition • Clastic, chemical, biochemical

  4. Graded bedding means that ____________ • Small particles are on the bottom and large is on top • Large particles are on the bottom and small are on top • Small and large particles are mixed together randomly

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