Week 7 Vocabulary – 6
weathering
erosion
deposition
cementation
compaction
sedimentation
the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
the movement of rock material from one place to
another
the laying down of sediments that were carried to a
new location from another location
process of binding and hardening sediments into hard
rock
process by which overlying pressure from rocks and
soil reduces the size or volume of sediments
the deposition of solid material from being suspended
in a fluid (water)
Week 7 Vocabulary – 6
weathering
erosion
deposition
cementation
compaction
sedimentation
the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
the movement of rock material from one place to
another
the laying down of sediments that were carried to a
new location from another location
process of binding and hardening sediments into hard
rock
process by which overlying pressure from rocks and
soil reduces the size or volume of sediments
the deposition of solid material from being suspended
in a fluid (water)