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    • Fossils in sedimentary rock.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 11 May 2011 Size: 370 KB Referencing Hub media

    Much sediment is deposited at sea, where it covers the remains of organisms that lived there. The same processes that turn the sediment into rock also help form fossils.

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      The rock cycle

      The Earth is an active planet. Earthquakes shake and volcanoes erupt. Sections of the crust are on the move. Mountains push up and wear down. These and many other processes contribute to the rock ...

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