Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary Rock Formation and Soil

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VOCABULARY TERMS!

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Sedimentary rock layers can form at the bottom of seas. This is because sediment grains fall to the bottom and are _______.

• weathered

• deposited

• eroded

• compacted

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Sediments like sand are evidence that a large rock or mountain has been made into smaller pieces by-

• weathering

• deposition

• compaction

• erosion

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Squeezed under the pressure by many weighted layers of piled up sediments describes-

• erode

• compaction

• cementation

• erosion

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The process in the formation of sedimentary rock, that glues the sediments together.

• weathering

• compaction

• cementation

• deposition

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Transport, carrying, or moving are other ways to say that wind, water or ice can ______ sediments.

• erode

• deposit

• cementation

• weathering

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Rock formed when particles of other are deposited in layers and are compacted (crushed together) and cemented (binding of the sediments).

• Fossil Fuels

• Sedimentary Rock

• Volcanos

• Mountains

Multiple Select

The components of Sedimentary Rock Formation are (Select all that apply):

• Ice

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Compaction/ Cementation

• Erosion

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Organic matter is the waste and remains of plants and animals.

• AGREE

• DISAGREE

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Fossil Fuels are natural non-renewable fuel such as coal, natural gas and oil which were formed a very long time ago from the remains of living organisms. Which of the following are forms of Fossil Fuels?

(click all that apply)

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In science, Pressure is:

• the feeling you get when you do something you don't want to do

• what is used to make a diamond

• physical properties

• Force of objects pushing on other objects

What does pressure do for SEDIMENTARY ROCKS?

• The pressure from compaction cements fossil fuels inside; creating amazing lines of varied colors on the side of a rock.

• Without the process of sedimentary formation that takes millions of years, we would not have fossil fuels.

• Fossil fuels are non-renewable energy sources that soon will become obsolete.

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Coal is:

• a solid

• what you get from Santa for Christmas under the tree if you are naughty for the year

• A solid fossil fuel that is formed from the remains of plants over very long periods of time

Multiple Choice

The breaking down of rocks into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice

• erosion

• pressure

• cementation

• weathering

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The diagram shows layers deposited under bodies of water. This layering continued for millions of years. What most likely happen to the dead plants and animals?

• They were eaten by scavengers.

• They became fossil fuels.

• They were washed away by water.

• They became underground aquifer.

Multiple Choice

What rock process drops sediments in a new place?

• erosion

• cementation

• weathering

• deposition

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Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of sedimentary rock?

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Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.

• Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.

• Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.

• Sediment grains fall to the bottom of the lake to form sedimentary layers.

Multiple Choice

The process of layers become stuck together like glue forming sedimentary rock ..

• pressure

• decaying

• erosion

• cementation

Multiple Choice

Tiny pieces of Earth are known as?

• Rock

• Dirt

• Soil

• Sediment

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Sediments are ____ (dropped) on top of each other in layers.

• Weathered

• Eroded

• Deposited

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Sometimes the body of a plant or animal is buried under the sediments. This results in a ____?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Fossil

• Soil