Sedimentary Rocks

What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?

• melting and solidification

• extreme heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

Describe the method of lithification for sandstone.

• melting and solidification

• compaction and cementation

• evaporation and precipitation

• extreme heat and pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is an organically formed sedimentary rock?

• obsidian

• coal

• siltstone

• shale

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• school house rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

What is an example of an organic rock?

• coal
• breccia
• rock salt
• shale

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

• Clastic
• Chemical
• Organic

This rock is made of the remains of dead sea creatures (which have turned into oil). 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

The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

• weathering
• sediment
• erosion
• cememtation