Sedimentary Rocks

Of all the rocks on the Earth’s surface, ____________ percent is sedimentary rock.

• 50

• 70

• 75

• 80

Sedimentary rock forms from materials at Earth’s _________________________.

• surface

• core

• mantle

• magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process of breaking rock into smaller pieces is called what?

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• sedimentation

The movement of sediment to new locations is called what?

• weathering

• erosion

• clastic

• chemical

___________________ is a sedimentary rock formed from pebbles and sand that are cemented together.

• lava

• magma

• delta

• conglomerate

The dropping of sediment from wind or water that slows down or from ice that melts is called what?

• weathering

• sedimentation

• deposition

• lava

Layers of sediment that build up over millions of years is a process called what?

• magma

• lava

• sedimentation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

In the formation of sedimentary rocks, __________________ glues the compacted particles together.

• cementation

• evaporation

• clastic

• weathering

Rivers often slow down at their mouths and drop _________________ upon ___________________ of sediment there.

• layer, layer

• lava, lava

• magma, magma

• weathering, erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

These types of sedimentary rocks are made of sediments that were weathered, transported, and deposited in layers.

• clastic rocks

• chemical rocks

• igneous rocks

• weathering rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1