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solid material, moved by wind and water, that settles on the surface of land or the bottom of a body of water
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formed by sediment that is deposited over time, usually as layers at the bottom of lakes and oceans
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the breaking down of rock into sediment
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the movement of sediment
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where sediments are deposited after weathering and erosion
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the process by which the pressure on buried solid materials causes the material to stick together and change to rock
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the process by which solid material that has been dissolved in water, sticks together to form rock when the water evaporates
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a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains
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fossil fuel that exists in the form of a gas
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breaking down of a substance
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what happens to living things when they die
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a fossil fuel that forms from decomposed plant materials
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a raw oil that is obtained from wells drilled in the ground and that is the source of gasoline, kerosene, and other oils used for fuel