Sedimentary Rocks and Grand Canyon

A sedimentary rock made mostly of calcite.

• limestone

• sandstone

• shale

• geode

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A sedimentary rock made of sand particles stuck together.

• limestone

• sandstone

• geode

• shale

A sedimentary rock made of clay and silt.

• shale

• limestone

• sandstone

• geode

A scientist who studies Earth.

• biologist

• chemist

• geologist

• physicist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The settling of sediments.

• erosion

• baking

• deposition

• abrasion

The carrying away of weathered earth materials by wind, water, or ice.

• humus

• abrasion

• deposition

• erosion

The process by which rocks rocks are broken down by breaking and banging.

• rock abuse

• physical weathering

• bad luck

• chemical weathering

A theory that says sedimentary layers of rock are flat and horizontal.

• Principle of Superposition

• Big Bang Theory

• uniformitarianism

• Principle of Original Horizontality

A theory that says geological processes observed in the past are the same as those observed today.

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• uniformitarianism

• Principle of Superposition

• Big Bang Theory

A theory that says sedimentary rocks on the bottom are older than the rocks on the top.

• uniformitarianism

• Principle of Superposition

• Principle of Original Horizontality

• Big Bang Theory