Sedimentary Rock Quiz

Small, solid pieces of materials from rocks or living things

• sediment
• clastic rock
• organic rock
• deposition

The process that presses sediments together

• clastic rock
• cementation
• compaction
• deposition

sedimentary rock formed from remains of plants and animals

• chemical rock
• organic rock
• clastic rock
• erosion

The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

• weathering
• sediment
• erosion
• cememtation

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

• compaction
• deposition
• organic rock
• cementation

The process by which sediment settles out of water or wind

• deposition
• cementation
• sedimentation
• erosion

What is an example of an organic rock?

• coal
• breccia
• rock salt
• shale

The process that breaks up rock on Earth's surface?

• deposition
• erosion
• compaction
• weathering

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

• weather patterns
• tiny crystals
• striped layers
• glassy surfaces

This keeps sedimentary rock stuck together

• fossils
• gorilla glue
• minerals
• sand