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The Intro To Science
The Universe
The Beginning
The Planets of the Milky Way
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Dwarf Planets
Earth
The Oceans
Pacific Ocean
Strange Places in The Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Strange Places in The Antlantic
Indian Ocean
Strange Places in The Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Strange Places in the Arctic
The Ocean's Layers
The Sunlit Zone
The Twilight Zone
The Midnight Zone
The Abyssal Zone
The Hadal Zone
The Continents
Asia
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Africa
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Australia
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Antarctica
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Europe
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North America
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South America
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The Rubble of our Earth
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
The Biomes of our Earth
Forest
Freshwater
Marine
Desert
Grassland
Tundra
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Sedimentary
How does it form?
When wind, water, and ice constantly wear away and weather rocks, smaller pieces called sediment are left behind
These are sedimentary rocks, also known as gravel, sand, silt, and clay
As water flows downhill carries the sedimentary grains into lakes and oceans, where they deposited
As the loose sediment piles up, the grains eventually get compacted or cemented back together again
The result is new sedimentary rock
TYpes of sedimentary rocks
Sandstone
Gypsum
Limestone
Shale
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