Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary rocks usually forms where?

• deep underground

• inside volcanoes

• at Earth's surface

• beneath Earth's crust

The process that is not part of how sedimentary rocks form is _____.

• weathering

• melting

• cementation

• deposition

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Tiny pieces that break off of rocks are called _____.

• sediment

• conglomerate

• fossils

• all of the above

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Erosion happens when rock is _____.

• broken off

• carried away

• pressed together

• cemented

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The weight of layers and layers of sediment causes?

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

• compaction

When water evaporates, it leaves behind dissolved minerals.

• True

• False

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______ and ______ press and glue sediment together into rock.

• weathering and erosion

• compaction and cementation

• conglomerate and sandstone

• sediment and fossils

The sedimentary rock that has the largest pieces of sediment?

• conglomerate

• sandstone

• mudstone

• shale

The sedimentary rock that is made from shells instead of rock?

• sandstone

• shale

• limestone

• conglomerate

From studying layers of sedimentary rock, what can we learn?

• ancient plants and animals

• how Earth has changed over time

• how volcanoes form

• both ancient plants and animals and how Earth changed over time

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