Quiz Sed. Rocks 19-20

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

• deposition
• erosion
• weathering
• compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

The process by which sediments get pressed together?

• weathering
• deposition
• cementation
• compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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 in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction
• deposition
• organic rock
• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• weathering
• sediment
• erosion
• cememtation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Clastic
• Chemical
• Organic