Earth Science Chapter 4 Matching
limestone
a kind of chemical sedimentary rock
slate
a kind of foliated metamorphic rock
marble
a kind of nonfoliated metapmorphic rock
coal
a kind of organic sedimentary rock
erosion
the movement of weathered material
cementation
the process in which minerals hold sediment together, like glue, making a detrital sedimentary rock
compaction
the process in which pressure from the upper layers of sediment pushes down on the lower layers, causing the sediments to stick together and form solid rock
weathering
the process in which rock is exposed to air, water, or ice and breaks into pieces