Sedimentary Rock
What Sedimentary Rock means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Rock formed from the accumulation and compaction of sediment (sand, mud, shells) over millions of years.
Rock formed from the accumulation, compaction, and cementation of sediment in layers.
Topics that use Sedimentary Rock
- A number of physical and human processes work together to create distinct UK landscapes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- There are geological variations within the UK (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Igneous Rock
- Abrasion
- Freeze-thaw weathering
- Plucking
- Cultural Landscape
- Metamorphic Rock
- Orogeny
- Resistant
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