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Transporting sediment by wind or water is

• compaction

• deposition

• erosion

• cementation

• weathering

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occurs when minerals are dissolved in water and stick to sediment as the water evaporates and the minerals become solid again.

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

• deposition

• compaction

What is the breaking down of rocks into small pieces of sediment called?

• cementation

• erosion

• compaction

• weathering

• deposition

A ​ (a)   is a deep ravine between cliffs on either side formed from erosion by water.

• canyon

• delta

• valley

• glacier

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A ​ (a)   is a triangular-shaped landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river.

• delta

• fossil fuel

• u-shaped valley

• canyon

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Material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion is ​ (a)   ​

• sediment

• fossil fuels

• glacier

• canyon

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The natural breaking down and shaping of rock structures by wind, water or ice is called ​ (a)  

• weathering

• compaction

• deposition

• sediment

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What is the pressure on buried material causing it to stick together and change to rock?​

• compaction

• erosion

• weathering

• cementation

A ​ (a)   is built and shaped by wind.

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

• plateau

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Natural gas and petroleum (oil) are made by the burial of what type of organisms?