Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary rocks are formed by

• Cooling of lava or magma
• Heat and pressure
• Compacting and cementing

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• school house rock

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Force of objects pushing on other objects

• erosion
• pressure
• fighting

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Small pieces of rock are also called

• sediment
• coal
• organic matter
• erosion

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The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice

• erosion
• cementation 
• pressure
• weathering

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Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past

• natural gas
• imprints
• photos
• fossils

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Sediment becomes sedimentary rock when...

• seashells and fossils mix with sediment
• the wind, weather, and ice freeze sediment together
• sediment settles in layers and the weight squeezes the layers to form a rock

This rock is made of the remains of dead sea creatures (which have turned into oil). What type of sedimentary rock is it?

• Clastic
• Basalt
• Limestone
• Sandstone

Name this rock.

• coal
• sandstone
• igneous
• limestone

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Which is most likely formed when particles of sand, clay, and sea shells are pressed together under layers of rock?

• Diamonds.
• Fault lines.
• Large bricks.
• Sedimentary rock.

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