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A 3 page paper which examines the formation and categories of sedimentary rocks. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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of the earth which involves plate tectonics. As one author notes, "without the Plate Tectonic Cycle there would not be a rock cycle" (Rock Cycle, 2009). The following paper examines
the formation and categories of sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary Rocks Rocks form in "igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary environments" and are all a
part of the plate tectonic process (Rock Cycle, 2009). With sedimentary rocks these rocks are essentially formed from the erosion process and are found only on the surface, rather than
the interior, of the earth (Rock Cycle, 2009). In terms of where they come from one author notes, "For thousands, even millions of years, little pieces of our earth
have been eroded--broken down and worn away by wind and water. These little bits of our earth are washed downstream where they settle to the bottom of the rivers, lakes,
and oceans" (Rock Hounds, 2009). As this occurs layer upon layer of the particles of the eroded earth are added on top of one another and the layers are gradually
pressed together until the layers that exist on the bottom turn into rock (Rock Hounds, 2009). Another author indicates that, "The earths
surface is constantly being eroded. This means that rocks are broken up into smaller pieces by weathering agents such as wind, water, and ice" (Sedimentary Rocks, 2000). The pieces, which
turn into gravel, pebbles or clay, generally end up going down waterways and when they settle they pile up, as noted previously (Sedimentary Rocks, 2000). It is also important to
understand that most sedimentary rocks are formed in the water, such as the ocean (Sedimentary Rocks, 2000).. At the same time the rocks that are found are not in the
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