Formation of Sedimentary Rock and Fossil Fuels

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Earth is made of different types of rocks. Every day the Earth ____

(is carried away by water wind or ice). 

• Weathered

• Eroded

• Deposited

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Tiny pieces of Earth are known as?

• Rock

• Dirt

• Soil

• Sediment

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Sediments are what make up____?

• Rock Layers

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Soil

• Dirt

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____ is a rock that forms when sediments are pressed together.

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

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

• Weathered

• Eroded

• Deposited

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The weight of the sediments puts pressure on the bottom layers. Pressure causes the sediments to ____ & ____

• Stick together & become solid

• Stick together & then become loose

• Become solid & then melt

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Breaking down of rock by water, wind or ice

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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Movement of weathered particles by water, wind, or ice

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

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Materials thats were eroded are dropped in a new place

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

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What are ALL the steps of sedimentary rock formation?

• 1. Erosion

  2. Deposition

  3. Weathering

  4. Compaction 

  5. Cementation

• 1. Weathering

  2. Erosion

  3. Compaction

  4. Deposition

  5. Cementation

• 1. Weathering

  2. Erosion

  3. Deposition

  4. Compaction 

  5. Cementation

• 1. Deposition

  2. Weathering

  3. Erosion

  4. Cementation

  5. Compaction

Multiple Choice

What was the strategy?

• Layer, Layer, Fossil, Layer, Squeeze, Compaction, YES Heat!

• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Squeeze, Compaction, Cementation, NO Heat!

• Layer, Layer, Fossil, Layer, Squeeze, Compaction, Cementation, NO Heat!

Multiple Choice

Scientists study layers of sedimentary rocks to learn about?

• All the animals that lived in the past

• Earth’s past by learning the ages of the rock layers

• Soil

• Soil & Rock Formation

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Older layers are farther below Earth’s surface than new layers. What is the saying/strategy?

• Layer, Layer, Fossil, Layer, Squeeze, Compaction, Cementation, NO Heat!

• 1. Weathering

  2. Erosion

  3. Deposition

  4. Compaction 

  5. Cementation

• The deeper you dig, the further back in time you go

Multiple Choice

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

• Sedimentary Rock

• Fossil

• Soil

Poll

A ____ is the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago.

• Amber

• Fossil

• Sedimentary Rock

• Layer

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Fossils can tell a story. When a fossil is found, it tells what?

• The types of creatures that lived in that area only

• Types of organisms that were alive at the time that the rock formed. It also tells what type of creatures lived in that area.

• Types of organisms that were alive at the time that the rock formed

• None of the above

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Most fossils are found in ?

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

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____ is a hard translucent fossilized resin produced by trees.

• Amber

• Cast Fossil

• Mold Fossil

• Preserved Fossil