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They are known as sedimentary rocks: limestone, chalk and slate are three examples.

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Deposited rock particles and other materials that settle in a liquid are called?

Sediments.


Which type of rock forms from materials that settle and accumulate?

A+ Sedimentary


What are the small bits of weathered rock that settle to the bottom of bodies of water?

These particles are called sediment.


What type of rock forms from materials that settle and accumulates?

Sedimentary rocks.


Water seeping into a rock and washing away some of the materials is called?

A+ answer is leaching


Pieces of rock can settle from water and get cemented into?

Sedimentary Rock


What kind of materials end as sediments?

the tiny pieces of rock settle on the bottom of lakes,rivers and oceans


Which particles are the first settle as moving water slows?

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What kinds of materials end up as sediment?

the tiny pieces of rock settle on the bottom of lakes,rivers and oceans


The continuous process by which new rock forms from old rock materials is called the?

rock cycle


How can water erode materials?

Water seeps into cracks and breaks apart the rock or water rubs the side of the rock that is exposed and breaks off pieces of the rock.


Loose rock materials on the moon?

Loose rock materials found on the moon are called regolith. They are a mixture of powdery dust and broken rock. They are formed by the impact of meteorites.