Rocks Quiz 1

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

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

Small pieces of rock are also called

• sediment
• coal
• organic matter
• erosion

Wind, water, ice and gravity carry sediments away

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• cementation

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

• True
• False

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

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

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• cementation
• deposition
• organic rock

What type of sedimentary rock forms when the remains of plants or animals are deposited in thick layers?

• Clastic
• Organic
• Chemical

What is the process of running water, wind, or ice loosening and carrying away fragments of rock?

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Cementation

What is the process that presses sediments together?

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Cementation

This rock is made of salts left behind when a shallow sea evaporated. What type of sedimentary rock is it?

• Clastic
• Chemical
• Organic