Sedimentary Rock - Review

Small pieces or bits of rock are also called:

• sediment

• lil' stones

• rocks

• mineral

Name this rock. Hint: made of ancient plants

• sandstone

• coal

• shale

• limestone

Name this rock. Hint: Rounded Coarse Grains

• shale

• breccia

• coal

• conglomerate

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together is called:

• Cementation

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

What type of sedimentary rock forms when the remains of plants or animals are deposited in thick layers?

• Clastic

• Non-clastic - Organic

• Non-clastic - Chemical

What is the process that presses sediments together?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

• Cementation

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

• Clastic

• Non-clastic - Chemical

• Non-clastic - Organic

This rock is made of the remains of dead sea creatures (which have turned into coal). What type of sedimentary rock is it?

• Clastic

• Non-clastic - Chemical

• Non-clastic - Organic

This rock is made of salts left behind when a shallow sea evaporated. What type of sedimentary rock is it?

• Clastic

• Non-clastic - Chemical

• Non-clastic - Organic

What do all rocks have in common?

• same size

• same color

• contain minerals

• same shape