Sedimentary Rocks

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This rock is made of large bits of gravel cemented together. What type of sedimentary rock is it?

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Clastic

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This rock is made of the remains of dead sea creatures (which have turned into oil). What type of sedimentary rock is it?

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Organic

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This rock is made of salts left behind when a shallow sea evaporated. What type of sedimentary rock is it?

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Chemical

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The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

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cementation

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What type of sedimentary rock forms when the remains of plants or animals are deposited in thick layers? Options: Clastic, Organic, Chemical

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Organic

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Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past

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fossils

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Name this rock: lithographic limestone, breccia, coal, conglomerate

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conglomerate

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What kind of sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by a mineral? Options: organic, stratified, chemical, clastic

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clastic

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What kind of sedimentary rock is made from solutions of dissolved minerals and water? Options: organic, chemical, stratified, clastic

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chemical

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What characteristic do sedimentary rocks often have? Options: weather patterns, tiny crystals, striped layers, glassy surfaces

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striped layers