Vocabulary Sedimentary Rock and Fossil Fuels

Small pieces of rock, soil, dirt that have been broken down by weathering.

• Sediments

• Weather bits

• Deltas

• Erosion

Rock formed in layers composed of sediments that have cemented together.

• Fossil Fuels

• Sedimentary Rock

• Volcanic Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

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The process of sediments being squeezed together by the weight and pressure of heavier rocks above.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cementation

The process where solid minerals dissolve in water and cause sediments to stick together forming rock.

• Desertification

• Cementation

• Compaction

• Fossilization

A resource that once used up cannot be replaced in a short amount of time.

• Renewable Energy

• Wind Power

• Non-Renewable Energy

• Solar Energy

Non-renewable material made from the remains of plants and animals buried in the Earth's crust for millions of years. Used to produce heat and power.

• Solar Energy

• Fossil Fuels

• Sediments

• Deposition

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A solid non-renewable resource (Fossil Fuel) made from organic plant matter and used as fuel.

• Natural Gas

• Gasoline

• Oil

• Coal

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A flammable liquid (Fossil Fuel) produced from organic matter (remains of dead organisms) buried under layers of sediment for millions of years.

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Hydro Power

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A flammable material without a definite form produced from the remains of ancient marine organisms buried under layers of sediment. Found near oil deposits.

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Delta

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Materials from the Earth that can be useful to people. Examples: Plants, Water, Air, Animals

• Natural Resources

• Landforms

• Solar Power

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