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

What are the types of sedimentary rock?

• Igneous; Metamorphic; Sedimentary

• Clastic; Igneous; Sedimentary

• Chemical; Clastic; Inorganic

• Organic; Clastic; Chemical

Chemical rocks are...

• Made from heat

• Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

• Made from dead animals/plants

• Made from pieces of other rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This rock is made of large bits of gravel cemented together. What type of sedimentary rock is it?

• Clastic
• Chemical
• Organic

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

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

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

Which formation process do most sedimentary rocks follow?

• cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion

• erosion, compaction, cementation, deposition

• erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2