Sedimentary Rocks

What sized sediment makes shale?

• Sand
• Clay
• Cobble

What size sediment makes sandstone?

• Pebble

• Silt

• Sand

What does clastic mean?

• Broken rock cemented together

• Magma made the rock

• The rock has crystals

• Pieces of weathered mud and plants

How is sediment formed?

• Weathering and Erosion
• Melting
• Pressure

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What is deposition?

• Pieces of sediment come to rest on a surface
• Movement of sediment
• Breaking down of sediment 

Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.

• True
• False

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Name this rock that was formed in a swamp environment.

• sandstone

• bituminous coal

• shale

• flint

Name this rock made of pieces of large sediment.

• lithographic limestone

• breccia

• coal

• conglomerate

What characteristic do sedimentary rocks often have?

• blocky crystal shapes

• tiny crystals

• flat- horizontal-layers

• glassy surfaces

What are the types of sedimentary rock?

• Igneous; Metamorphic; Sedimentary

• Clastic; Igneous; Sedimentary

• Chemical; Clastic; Inorganic

• Organic; Clastic; Chemical