Sedimentary Rocks

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• cementation
• deposition
• organic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• weathering
• sediment
• erosion
• cememtation

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

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

• weathering
• sediment

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Which best describes deposition?

• sediment pressing together

• dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles together

• particles settle as loosely packed sediment

• running water or wind carry away fragments of rock

Which process best describes compaction?

• particles are squeezed together under pressure

• particles glue together as minerals harden

• sediment settles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.

• True
• False

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How is sediment classified/grouped?

• By color
• By hardness
• By size

How is sediment formed?

• Weathering and Erosion
• Melting
• Pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1