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Sediment

earth science Maturity 9-11

Tiny bits of rock move around.

Sediment in the Gulf of Mexico.jpg
Sediment in the Gulf of Mexico.jpg
Wind and water carry them. They land in new spots. This can make sand or big rocks. It helps make the ground. Do you like playing in the sand?
Sediment off the Yucatan Peninsula.jpg
Sediment off the Yucatan Peninsula.jpg

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File:Sediment plume at sea.jpg
Sediment plume at sea.jpg
File:Sediment in the Gulf of Mexico.jpg
Sediment in the Gulf of Mexico.jpg
File:Sediment off the Yucatan Peninsula.jpg
Sediment off the Yucatan Peninsula.jpg
File:Rounding & sphericity EN.svg
Rounding & sphericity EN.svg
File:Rounding.gif
Rounding.gif
File:StoneFormationInWater.jpg
StoneFormationInWater.jpg
File:Glacial Transportation and Deposition.jpg
Glacial Transportation and Deposition.jpg
File:GLMsed.jpg
GLMsed.jpg
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EolianiteLongIsland.JPG
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