Sedimentary Rocks 3

Fossil are typically found in what geographic formation?

• archipelagos
• volcanoes
• layers
• sand dunes

What does a paleontologist study? 

• trees
• fossils
• volcanoes
• organisms that are alive today

Which fossil is the youngest?

• fossil 1
• fossil 2
• fossil 3
• fossil 4

According to the fossil record, which fossil is the oldest?

• fossil 5
• fossil 2
• fossil 3
• fossil 4

According to the fossil record, which fossil is the oldest?

• fossil 5
• fossil 2
• fossil 3
• fossil 4

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice is known as...

• erosion

• cementation

• pressure

• weathering

Small, solid pieces of materials from rocks or living things

• sediment
• clastic rock
• organic rock
• deposition

Wind, water, ice and gravity moving sediments from the source rock is known as...

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• cementation

The process of sediments sticking together due to dissolved minerals crystallizing around the sediments is called...

• rock gluing

• cooling and crystallization

• cementation

• heat and pressure

This part of the rock forming process is from the weight of new sediment layers being deposited on top of older layers.

• erosion

• compaction

• pressure

• weathering