5.7A Formation of Sedimentary Rock

1.To make a sedimentary rock it usually takes...

• about a week

• about a year

• about a month

• millions of years

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.What processes melt rock together?

• erosion

• heat and pressure

• weathering

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

3.What rock process drops sediments in a new place?

• erosion

• cementation

• weathering

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.What causes sediment to cement or glue together?

• sand and wind

• salt water

• ice from a glacier

• weathering

5.Sandstone is formed near the beach when sediments are deposited by the action of waves.

• true

• false

6.Small pieces of rock

• imprint

• sediment

• erosion

• boulders

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.What rock process drops sediments in a new place?

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

• all of the above

8.A sedimentary rock can only be formed by one process.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

9.What processes break down rock into smaller pieces?

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• cementation

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1