Sedimentary Practice

How do you know this is sedimentary rock?

• It is made of many layers

• its color

• its hard as a rock

• You can't; you have to take a sample first

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Sedimentary rock is made up of...

• sediment

• rock

• fossil fuels

• mostly air

Tiny pieces of broken rock like sand, silt, and clay are...

• sediment

• boulders

• fossil fuels

• dirt

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These are the processes that form sedimentary rock. Place these in the correct order.

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Deposition

• Cementation

• Weathering

What is the process of moving sediment by wind, water, or ice?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction and cementation

What is the process of dropping sediment in a new location?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction and cementation

What creates rock when sediment is pressed together under the weight of many layers and "glued" together?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction and cementation

Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans

• weathering
• erosion
• cementation
• deposition

Force of objects pushing on other objects

• erosion
• pressure
• fighting

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The process of layers become stuck together forming sedimentary rocks

• sticking
• pressuring
• cementation
• deposition