Sedimentary Rock Formation Quiz

Layers of sediment stick together by water and become one piece of rock.​ (a)  

• Cementation
• Erosion
• Compaction
• Weathering

Rocks are broken down into sediments by water, wind or ice.​ (a)  

• Weathering
• Deposition
• Erosion
• Rock Formation

Sediments are moved to a new location by water, wind or ice.​ (a)  

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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Read each statement and identify the stage of sedimentary rock formation being described.

Move the statements into the correct order.

• Rocks are broken down into sediments by water, wind, or ice.

• Layers of sediment are squeezed together, and lots of heat and pressure occur.

• Layers of sediment stick together by water and become one piece of rock.

• Sediments are moved to a new location by water, wind, or ice.

• Sediments settle to the bottom of water and form layers.

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Which list contains only processes that must occur in order for fossil fuels to form?

• Formation of faults, burial, glacier formation

• Organism growth, burial, volcanic eruptions

• Organism growth, burial, compaction

• Erosion, burial, earthquakes

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Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of sedimentary rock?

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This photograph shows plants growing on the surface of a pond. How do plants like these form fossil fuels?

• The dead plants sink to the bottom of the pond and get buried by sediment for millions of years.

• The dead plants get buried for millions of years and form fossils that attract carbon.

• The dead plants sink to the bottom of the pond and are consumed by decomposers.

• The dead plants produce carbon that is consumed by fish, which form fossils.

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Fossil fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud. What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form?

• Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood

• Mostly decaying organisms

• Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks

• Mostly metal minerals

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