Sedimentary Rocks and Fossil Fuels

Weathering is another name for

• carrying away

• breaking down

• placing in a new place

• becoming a zebra

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Erosion has to do with

• moving or carrying to a new place

• breaking down

• placing in a new place

• riding a horse

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Deposition is

• moving or carrying to a new place

• breaking down

• dropping in a new place

• monkeys eating bananas

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sedimentary rocks are formed in

• the sky

• glaciers

• movies

• layers

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For sedimentary rocks to form, which of the following must be present:

• pressure

• freezing temperatures

• sediments

• time

What are sediments?

• moving be water or wind

• being deposited in a new place

• small pieces of rock broken off of a bigger rock

• compaction

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The formation of sedimentary rocks includes weathering, erosion, deposition, and

• compaction

• convection

• magnetism

• chemical reaction

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Cementation is the process of sediments

• taking a walk down a sidewalk made of cement

• the pressing down applying pressure

• getting glued together to make one piece

• eating cheerios for breakfast

Compaction is the

• pressure on the layers of sediments

• gluing of sediments together

• using a make up mirror

• driving a compact car

Which of the following is the correct order of the process of sedimentary rocks?

• erosion, compaction, weathering, cementing, sediments, rocks

• weather, erosion, deposition, rocks, sediments, compaction, cementation

• alarm ringing, getting up, brushing teeth, getting dressed, smiling at your gorgeous self in the mirror

• rocks, weathering, sediments, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation