Sedimentary Rock

Small, solid pieces of materials from rocks or living things

• sediment
• clastic rock
• organic rock
• deposition

The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

• weathering
• sediment
• erosion
• cememtation

Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

what kind of rock is formed when debris is buried, compresses and cemented together? 

• Metmaorphic
• Magma
• Sedimetnary
• Igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Small pebbles, pieces of other rock, and sand are called?

• weathering
• sediment

_{Sedimentary Rocks are often made up of other rocks and minerals.}

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

• weather patterns
• tiny crystals
• striped layers
• glassy surfaces

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• cementation
• deposition
• organic rock

What size sediment makes sandstone?

• Pebble
• Silt
• Sand

What rock is made from sand?

• Siltstone
• Gravel
• Sandstone