9.4 and 9.5 Flashcards
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Sedimentary rocks
Rocks formed by sediments formed by water.
Metamorphic rocks
Rocks formed by other rocks under great heat.
Slate
A fine grained metaphoric rock formed from heat and pressure
Gnesis
A grained rock formed from heat and pressure
Erosion
The removal of soil and rock by natural elements
Flood planes
Open land beside a river depositing during floods
Glaciers
Large bodies of ice that move down slopes
Moraines
Deposite left behind because of movement and glacier
Rock salt
Sedimentary rock formed from salt from a lake
Limestone
Sedimentary rock formed from the remains of sea organs
Sandstone
Sedimentary rock with medium sized grazing
Mudstone
Fine sly grained without layering