Science Penguin: Earth & Space Vocabulary 5.7A

Compaction occurs when..

• sediment is moved by wind, water, or ice.
• rock is broken down by wind, water, and ice.
• sediment is dropped off by wind, water, and ice.
• layers of sediment are pressed together by natural forces.

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Sediment is...

• small pieces of rock.
• the breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice.
• the dropping of sediment by wind, water, and ice.
• layers of sediment that are pressed together by natural forces.

Sedimentary rock is...

• the breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice.
• the dropping of sediment by wind, water, and ice.
• a type of rock formed by layers of sediment.
• a small piece of rock.

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Fossils fuels are...

• the breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice.
• coal, oil, and natural gas.
• a type of rock formed by layers of sediment.
• layers of sediment are pressed together by natural forces.

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Deposition is...

• the breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice.
• a type of rock formed by layers of sediment.
• layers of sediment are pressed together by natural forces.
• the dropping of sediment by wind, water, and ice.

Weathering is...

• a solid fuel source formed from decaying swamp plants.
• a type of rock formed by layers of sediment.
• the breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice.
• the dropping of sediment by wind, water, and ice.

Erosion is...

• a solid fuel source formed from decaying swamp plants.
• the movement of sediment by wind, water, or ice.
• the breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice.
• the dropping of sediment by wind, water, and ice.

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Coal is...

• a solid fuel source formed from decaying swamp plants.
• the movement of sediment by wind, water, or ice.
• the breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice.
• the dropping of sediment by wind, water, and ice.

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The diagram shows the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock in order. Put the processes that lead to the formation of sedimentary rock in sequential order.

• 1: weathering & erosion, 2: deposition, 3: compaction and cementation
• 1: deposition, 2: weathering and erosion, 3: compaction and cementation
• 1: compaction and cementation, 2: deposition, 3: weathering and erosion

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Knoll and his parents are hiking when they find several large rocks that have long, deep cracks in them. Which process most likely caused these cracks?

• High winds pushed the rocks over causing them to crack open.
• Water from floods or heavy rains froze inside the rock causing the rock to expand and break open.
• Glacier erosion caused the rocks to shift and crack open.
• Sediment in the wind carved out the cracks.

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