Alphabetical
sediment
[noun]
Loose, unconsolidated material of the following compositions:
1. rock fragments (also called clasts) transported by wind, moving water, or moving ice, such as sand
2. chemical precipitates from solution, such as salt
3. organic secretions or accumulation, such as coal
Appears in modules:
- Comparison in Scientific Research Uncovering statistically significant relationships
- Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
- History of Earth's Atmosphere II The rise of atmospheric oxygen
- Introduction to Paleoanthropology Bones, stones, and tools
- Linear Equations Relationships with two variables
- Mass Extinctions Major turning points in biodiversity
- Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
- Natural Hazards and Risk Where Earth processes and society intersect
- Paleontology and the Fossil Record Reading the clues
- Substances Pure substances and mixtures
- The Carbon Cycle Geology, biology, and the impact of human activities
- The Hydrologic Cycle Reservoirs and fluxes of water on Earth
- The Nitrogen Cycle Of microbes and men
- The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
- The Rock Cycle Uniformitarianism and recycling
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Utilizing the Scientific Literature The record of scientific progress
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