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Exploring sedimentary rocks /

"Although Earth is mostly made up of igneous and metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock covers about 75 percent of Earth's land surface. This means it's the most visible kind of rock on Earth. Sedimentary rocks form when sediment accumulates and compacts. In this book, readers will learn...

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Main Authors: Rogers, Marie, 1990- (Author)
Published: PowerKids Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2022.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Series: Let's rock!
Subjects:
Sedimentary rocks > Juvenile literature.
Petrology > Juvenile literature.
Geochemical cycles > Juvenile literature.
Geochemical cycles.
Petrology.
Sedimentary rocks.
Summary: "Although Earth is mostly made up of igneous and metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock covers about 75 percent of Earth's land surface. This means it's the most visible kind of rock on Earth. Sedimentary rocks form when sediment accumulates and compacts. In this book, readers will learn how sedimentary rocks form, the different types of sedimentary rocks, how people use sedimentary rocks, and more. Fun fact boxes provide readers with additional information, while a helpful diagram shows more about how sedimentary rocks form"--
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9781725319271
1725319276
CLC: P588.2-49
Call Number: P588.2-49/R728
Contents: Sedimentary rocks -- Weathering and erosion -- Sorting -- Layers -- Clastic rock -- Nonclastic rock -- Dripping -- Classification -- Fossil fuels -- A picture of history.

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