Sedimentary Rocks

What is the 1st process?

• erosion

• weathering

• compaction

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the 2nd process?

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the 3rd process?

• erosion

• cementation

• weathering

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the 4th process?

• compaction

• cementation

• erosion

• weathering

What is the 5th process?

• cementation

• condensation

• weathering

• erosion

This acts like glue, squeezing the sediments into a hard rock

• dead plants and animals

• water

• ice

• minerals

What are sediments?

• big pieces of rock

• tiny pieces of rock, sand, dirt

• grass and algae

• sedimentary rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Characteristic of sedimentary rocks

• has sediments

• has layers

• both

• neither

Sedimentary rocks need to be compacted together

• true

• false

Weathering, erosion and deposition often occur together

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2