Geology 1D: Sedimentary Rocks

Reorder the following steps to create a sedimentary rock!

• Deposition: The settling of sediments in a specific location, like a riverbed or ocean floor!

• Weathering: Breaking down larger using weather and nature!

• Erosion: Moving broken sediments using wind, water, and nature!

• Compaction: The squeezing of sediments together through gradual layering!

• Cementation: Dissolved minerals eventual glue sediments together to form a solid new rock!

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Match the following

• Breaking down rocks into sediments!

• Weathering

• Minerals get glued with sediments!

• Cementation

• Settling of sediments in a new location!

• Compaction

• Moving sediments to a new location!

• Erosion

• Pressing sediments together in layers!

• Deposition

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Sediment is small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things. In addition to particles of rock, sediment may include shells, ​ (a)   , leaves, stems, and other remains of living things.

• bones
• particles of rock
• glass
• plastic
• wind
• takis
• metal

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Which step in the creation of sedimentary rocks comes after weathering?

Which step in the creation of sedimentary rocks comes after erosion?

Which step in the creation of sedimentary rocks comes after deposition?

Which step in the creation of sedimentary rocks comes after compaction?

Label the 3 pictures correctly!

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Compassion

Cementation

Weathering

Deposition

Defamation

Cremation

Compaction

Erosion

Correction

Definition

There are 3 main types of sedimentary rock. One type is called (a)   which is formed when rock fragments are squeezed together to form new sedimentary rocks!

• chemical rock
• organic rock
• clastic rock

There are 3 main types of sedimentary rock. One type is called (a)   which is formed when fragments of plant and animal remains are squeezed together to form new sedimentary rocks!

• chemical rock
• organic rock
• clastic rock