Sedimentary Rock

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• school house rock

Small pieces of rock are also called

• sediment
• coal
• organic matter
• erosion

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice

• erosion
• cementation 
• pressure
• weathering

Wind, water, ice and gravity carry sediments away

• weathering
• deposition
• erosion
• cementation

When the weight of new  sediment layers is deposited on top of older layers

• erosion
• compaction
• pressure
• weathering

Force of objects pushing on other objects

• erosion
• pressure
• fighting

The process of layers become stuck together forming sedimentary rocks

• sticking
• pressuring
• cementation
• deposition

The waste and remains of plants and animals

• organic matter
• fossil fuels
• fossils

Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past

• natural gas
• imprints
• photos
• fossils

A mark or depression made by pressure

• fossil fuel
• imprint
• coal