Rock that are made of layers of compressed and cemented sediments are called...

• regular sedimentary rock

• chemical sedimentary rock

• clastic sedimentary rock

• school house rock

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice is known as...

• erosion

• cementation

• pressure

• weathering

Wind, water, ice and gravity moving sediments from the source rock is known as...

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• cementation

This process happens when sediment settles on the floor of rivers, lakes and oceans.

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

• deposition

This part of the rock forming process is from the weight of new sediment layers being deposited on top of older layers.

• erosion

• compaction

• pressure

• weathering

The process of sediments sticking together due to dissolved minerals crystallizing around the sediments is called...

• rock gluing

• cooling and crystallization

• cementation

• heat and pressure

The waste and remains of plants and animals is called...

• organic matter

• fossil fuels

• fossils

• biolithic materials

At the deposition step, is a rock formed?

• yes

• no

When sediments are under pressure from other sediments above them, this is called . . .

• cementation

• compaction

• weathering

• heat and pressure

Students create a science demo by grinding noodles to show a process. Which step are they demonstrating?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction