5th Grade Sedimentary Rock/Fossils

The movement of rocks that have been broken down by weathering is called_______.

• erosion

• rock cycle

• luster

• weathering

The state of Maine has tons of trees. Millions of years from now, these trees may turn into..

• quarts

• water

• oil

• coal

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

__________________ is when rocks stop moving and come to rest in one place.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Rock Cycle

_____________________ is when rocks are broken down.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Luster

• Hardness

Which process is most responsible for the formation of the Grand Canyon?

• scraping by glaciers
• erosion by wind and water
• explosive volcanic eruptions
• cracking of Earth's crust by earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This landform is a sea arch. What is responsible for shaping this arch?

• plate tectonics
• earthquakes
• deposition
• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.
• Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.
• Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.
• Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.

Rock that forms when layers of sediment and organic material harden is called ___________.

• conglomerate

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Erosion is the movement of sediment from one place to another.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2