https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2018-01-30 18:33:39 UTC 2025-11-14 14:45:03 UTC hello@padlet.com 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226256777 Rock that has formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment, especially sediment transported by water (rivers, lakes, and oceans), ice ( glaciers ), and wind. Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers, and frequently contain fossils. Note :Limestone and shale are common sedimentary rocks.

]]> 2018-01-30 18:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226256777 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226257563 Lithification (from the Ancient Greek word lithos meaning 'rock' and the Latin-derived suffix -ific) is the process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock. Essentially, lithification is a process of porosity destruction through compaction and cementation.

]]> 2018-01-30 18:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226257563 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226258451 compaction. (kəm-pāk'shən) The process by which the porosity of a given form of sediment is decreased as a result of its mineral grains being squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediment or by mechanical means. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary.

]]> 2018-01-30 18:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226258451 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226259124 alteration of the composition or structure of a rock by heat, pressure, or other natural agency.]]> 2018-01-30 18:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226259124 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226260107 hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling.]]> 2018-01-30 18:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226260107 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226261199 volcanic activity or phenomena.]]> 2018-01-30 18:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226261199 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226262617 Crystallization is the process by which a solid forms, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure known as a crystal.]]> 2018-01-30 18:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226262617 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226264901 wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.]]> 2018-01-30 18:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226264901 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226266326 the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

]]> 2018-01-30 18:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226266326 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226266974 the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.]]> 2018-01-30 18:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226266974 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226267951 matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.

]]> 2018-01-30 18:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226267951 3047851 https://padlet.com/3047851/fdd277z351bg/wish/226268733 the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

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