Sedimentary rocks

Small pieces of rock are also called

• sediment
• coal
• organic matter
• erosion

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How is sediment formed?

• Weathering and Erosion
• Melting
• Pressure

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Sedimentary rocks are formed by

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

What are the types of sedimentary rock?

• Igneous; Metamorphic; Sedimentary

• Clastic; Igneous; Sedimentary

• Chemical; Clastic; Inorganic

• Organic; Clastic; Chemical

Organic rocks are...

• Made from heat

• Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

• Made from the remains of dead animals/plants

• Made from pieces of other rocks

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The process by which gravity, running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

• weathering

• sediment

• erosion

• cementation

Small pieces of rock, pebbles, sand and silt are called?

• weathering

• sediment

• miniatures

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

• weather patterns

• tiny crystals

• horizontal layers

• glassy surfaces

What is the correct order of the sedimentary process?

• cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion, weathering

• erosion, compaction, cementation, weathering, deposition

• weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

Which best describes deposition?

• sediment pressing together

• dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles together

• particles settle as sediment layer by layer

• running water or wind carry away fragments of rock