Here’s the correct matching of the items in the left column to the items in the right column:
- clast - an individual particle or grain in sedimentary rock
- degradation - breaking-down process that changes the minerals in rock
- evaporite - chemical sedimentary rock formed when minerals are left behind by evaporated water
- sediment - weathered rock, bone fragments, soil, and other particles carried by wind, water, and ice
- stalactite - chemical sedimentary rock hanging from the ceiling of a cave
- stalagmite - chemical sedimentary rock growing from the floor of a cave