Study Jams Rock Cycle

What characteristic do sedimentary rocks often have?

• glassy surfaces

• tiny crystals

• weather patterns

• striped layers

What is sediment?

• weather that occurs around fossils

• a kind of tall, jagged cliff

• rock that includes shells and ice

• pieces of rock, sand, and dirt

How does sediment become sedimentary rock?

• Sediment deposits in one place and settles in layers. The weight of the sediment squeezes the layers together into rock.

• Sediment deposits in one place and mixes together. Then wind, weather, and ice freeze the mixture into rock.

• Sediment settles on limestone cliffs and inside caves. There, it forms minerals and turns into rock.

• Sediment mixes with seashells and fossils. Then wind, weather, and ice erode the mixture into sedimentary rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What keeps sedimentary rock stuck together?

• fossils

• coquina

• minerals

• seashells

What makes coquina unique?

• It has shells in its sediment.

• It can be used to build with.

• It only exists in the desert.

• It formed the Nockamixon Cliffs.

Which kind of sedimentary rock is used for building?

• pyroxene

• sandstone

• depository

• all of the above

How does sedimentary rock help scientists learn about the Earth’s past?

• It contains fossils.

• It is in Texas.

• It is used in buildings.

• It contains minerals.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1