sedimentary rock

mud cracks

form when fine-grained sediments at the bottom of a shallow body of water are exposed to the air and dry out

organic

sedimentary rock that forms from remains or fossils of plants and animals deposited in thick layers

ripple marks

the markings on sedimentary rocks that record the wave motion of wind or water

Stratification

the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers

Clasts

The broken pieces and fragments of rocks

Strata

The most noticeable of sedimentary rock is often its layers or _______________

coral reef

a huge colony of coral

clastic sedimentary rock

a sedimentary rock formed when rock fragments are cemented together

coal

an organic sedimentary rock that forms from the action of heat and pressure on plant material over millions of years is called_______________

coral

Some limestone is made of the skeletons of tiny organisms called ______________ that live in the ocean

cement

Dissolved minerals separate from water and become a natural ______________that binds the sedimentary rock together

Texture

Classic sedimentary rocks can have coarse, medium, or fine grained __________________

Chemical Sedimentary

Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize out of solution such as sea water to become rock

surface

Sedimentary rocks form at or near the Earth's __________

Strata

layers of rock

Fossilferous

limestone made from the calcium carbonate from skeletons and shells of sea creatures is called ___________limestone

Sandstone

overtime grains of sand may be compacted and cemented together to form a rock called _____________

sedimentary rock

when sediment is deposited in layers and compacted _________________ is formed