SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

• weather patterns
• tiny crystals
• striped layers
• glassy surfaces

Small pebbles, pieces of other rock, and sand are called?

• weathering
• sediment

Which formation process do most sedimentary rocks follow?

• cementation, compaction, deposition, erosion

• erosion, compaction, cementation, deposition

• erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

Which best describes deposition?

• sediment pressing together

• dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles together

• particles settle as loosely packed sediment

• running water or wind carry away fragments of rock

Which process best describes compaction?

• particles are squeezed together under pressure

• particles glue together as minerals harden

• sediment settles

_{Sedimentary Rocks are often made up of other rocks and minerals.}

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the breaking down of rocks?

• Weathering
• Clastic
• Vesicular

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the correct order of making and dropping off of sediments?

• weathering, erosion, deposition 
• erosion, weathering, deposition
• weathering, deposition , erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind and water have eroded this rock to show the layers of sediment that were laid down millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2