2-3 Sedimentary Rock

layers of rock

the process in which sedimentary rock are arranged in layers

grains of sand that may be compacted and cemented together

rock or mineral fragments that cement together

rock or mineral fragments

when minerals crystallize out of a solution to become rock

sedimentary rock from the remains of once-living plants and animals

remains of animals that once lived

huge colonies of coral

animal remains that become cemented together

the motion of wind and water on lakes, oceans, rivers, and sand dunes

structures with fine-grained sediment at the bottom of a shallow body of water that expose to the air and dry out

organic sedimentary rock that forms from the action of heat and pressure on plant material over millions of years

tiny pieces or fragments of rock

skeletons of tiny organisms