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what kind of rock is formed when debris is buried, compresses and cemented together? 

• Metmaorphic
• Magma
• Sedimetnary
• Igneous

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_{Sedimentary Rocks are often made up of other rocks and minerals.}

• True
• False

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What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

• weather patterns
• tiny crystals
• striped layers
• glassy surfaces

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Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of Sedimentary Rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.

• Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.

• Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.

• Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form Sedimentary Rock.

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Some students make a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock. The students pour 2 centimeters of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box. Then they add 1 centimeter of gravel. Finally they pour 2 centimeters of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel. Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show?

• Sedimentary rock is made of layers.

• Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.

• Sedimentary rock is often limestone.

• Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.

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The model above shows layers of sediment on the floor of an ocean. Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?

• Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock.

• The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.

• Changing water temperatures turn sand in the sediment into rock.

• Pollution caused by humans turns the sediment into rock.

What type of dating indicates an approximate age of a fossil in relationship to other layers of rock in an area?

• Relative dating
• Absolute Dating

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What type of daiting indicates a specific age of a rock by using methods such as carbon dating or radioactive decay?

• Relative Dating
• Absolute Dating

These  cause missing layers in rock they are caused by movement of the earth. They form by erosion.

• unconformities
• mold fossil
• tracks
• underwater

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What states that younger rocks are found above older rocks?

• Theory of Plate Tectonics
• Law of Superposition