MWJL+5.3

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Vocabulary
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 * Sediment:** Some small, solid particles of material from types of rock or organanisms that are moved by wind or water, which ends in depositation and erosion.
 * Deposition:** The process by which sediment settles out of the wind or water that is carrying the sediment, and at the end it is deposited in a new place or location.
 * Compaction:** The process by which sediments are compacted together under their own, heavy weight.
 * Cementation:** The process by which dissolved monerals crystallize and glue small particles of sediment together into one, whole piece.
 * Clastic Rock:** Sedimentary rock that forms when small rock fragments are squeezed together under very high pressure.
 * Organic Rock:** Sedimentary rock that forms where small remains of organisms are deposited into very thick layers.
 * Chemical Rock:** Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize to form a solution.

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