Slides on Sedimentary Rock

Lesson 2 - Expl. #3 - Sedimentary Rocks

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Multiple Choice

Like the name suggest, sedimentary rock is made of ______________.

• magma

• sediments

• lava

• rocks

Drag and Drop

The minerals quartz and ​ ​

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are common sedimentary cements. pg. 30​

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

calcite

mica

pyrite

halite

Multiple Choice

Sedimentary rocks are the only type of rocks that can contain fossils.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Sedimentary rock is often identified by its visible _________. pg. 32

• color

• rocks

• layers

Multiple Choice

_______ plays a key role in forming, as well as exposing, sedimentary rock. pg. 32

• Wind

• Ice

• Gravity

• Water

Multiple Choice

How are clastic rocks formed?

• minerals dissolve in a solution & then crystallize

• rock fragments are squeezed together

• remains of plants & animals are deposited in thick layers

Multiple Choice

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

• Clastic
• Chemical
• Organic

Multiple Choice

Chemical rocks are...

• Made from heat

• Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

• Made from dead animals/plants

• Made from pieces of other rocks

Multiple Choice

Organic rocks are...

• Made from heat

• Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

• Made from the remains of dead animals/plants

• Made from pieces of other rocks

Multiple Choice

What are the types of sedimentary rock?

• Igneous; Metamorphic; Sedimentary

• Clastic; Igneous; Sedimentary

• Chemical; Clastic; Inorganic

• Organic; Clastic; Chemical