a rock that forms when layers of sediments get stuck together

a theory that says sedimentary rocks on the bottom are older than rocks on the top

a theory that says sedimentary layers of rock are flat and horizontal

a substance separated from a solution

calcium carbonate from the shells of dead animals that has settled to the bottom as sediment

level, not slanted or sloped

water that has soaked into the ground and fills up spaces between rocks or deposited materials

decreasing the volume of accumulated sediments by using pressure to decrease the size and number of the spaces between the particles

the deposition of cement in the spaces between particles of sediment

the material that holds particles together to make stone