What two processes are essential to the creation of sedimentary rock?

• sedimentation and lithification

• cementation and sedimentation

• compaction and cementation

• creation and dictation

select all 3 types of soft sediment

• silt

• glass

• sand

• mud

• porcelain

"Lith" means...

During compaction, sediment is squeezed together causing the volume of soft sediment to

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

What two minerals usually fill the spaces between soft sediment during the cementation process?

• faldite

• calcite

• dynamite

• quartz

• diorite

Choose all that apply:

Sedimentary rock characteristics include...

• preserves signs of life such as fossils and animal tracks

• usually dark in color and shiny. May also contain bubbles

• generally arranged in layers known as strata

• formed by heat and pressure

• using light gray or brown in color

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Metamorphic rock usually starts as

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous and sedimentary rock

• metamorphic and igneous rock

Metamorphic rock can only be formed underground.

• True

• False

• Blank Answer Choice(Do not Choose)

What two agents of metamorphic rock usually work together and increase as you move deeper inside of the Earth?

• heat

• strain

• fluids

• pressure

What are the two scales of metamorphism?

• Contact(Local) & Non-Contact

• Contact(Local) & Regional

• Regional & Trans-Regional