Sedimentary Rocks

How are sedimentary rocks created?

• Melting & Solidification

• Compaction & Cementation

• Heat & Pressure

Parallel layers are a characteristic of

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

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Fossils can only be found in

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

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If the rock looks or feels like it is made of compacted sediments, it is probably

• A Sedimentary Rock

• A Metamorphic Rock

• An Igneous Rock

If a rock contains a plant remains it is most likely

• A Sedimentary Rock

• An Igneous Rock

• A Metamorphic Rock

If a rock contains shell fragments it is most likely

• A Sedimentary Rock

• An Igneous Rock

• A Metamorphic Rock

What is the difference between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?

• How they were formed

• Which minerals are present

• Where they were found

• How old they are

• How they break

All rocks are made of

• Minerals

• Other Rocks

• Dirt

• Intergrown Crystals

• Sediments

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Which type of sedimentary rock contains pieces of other rocks that have been cemented together?

• Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Crystalline Sedimentary Rocks

• Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

Which type of sedimentary rock is formed when water containing minerals evaporates away?

• Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Crystalline Sedimentary Rocks