Sedimentary Rocks

How are sedimentary rocks created?

• Melting & Solidification

• Compaction & Cementation

• Heat & Pressure

Fossils can only be found in

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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 from precipitates and evaporites?

• Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Crystalline Sedimentary Rocks

Rocks formed from things that were once alive are considered

• Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Crystalline Sedimentary Rocks

The difference between conglomerate and breccia is that breccia

• Is made of angular sediments

• Is made of rounded sediments

• Is Felsic

• Is Mafic

Which sedimentary rock has both a bioclastic and a crystalline version?

• Limestone

• Dolostone

• Bituminous Coal

• Shale

Rock salt is made of

• Halite

• Dolomite

• Carbon

• Quartz

Which sedimentary rock will bubble with acid?

• Limestone

• Sandstone

• Siltstone

• Rock Gypsum

Which sedimentary rock is clastic?

• shale

• rock salt

• dolostone

• rock gypsum