Sedimentary Rocks ch. 3.5 17-18

Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth's surface?

• deposition
• erosion
• weathering
• compaction

Which forms when minerals dissolved in a water solution crystallize?

• clastic rock
• chemical rock
• organic rock
• sediment

Which is an example of an organic rock?

• coal
• breccia
• rock salt
• shale

What occurs once the minerals in a rock have slowly dissolved in a process called compaction?

• deposition
• weathering
• cementation
• erosion

Which is NOT one of the three major groups that sedimentary rock is classified?

• clastic rock
• organic rock
• igneous rock
• chemical rock

The process by which sediments get pressed together?

• weathering
• deposition
• cementation
• compaction

Which is an example of sediment

• pebbles and mud
• leaves and shells
• sand grains
• all of the above

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