Sedmitay Rock Formation

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• school house rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Small pieces of rock are also called

• sediment
• coal
• organic matter
• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice

• erosion

• cementation

• pressure

• weathering

Wind, water, ice, and gravity carry sediments away

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sediment that is left behind in rivers, lakes, and oceans

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

• deposition

When the weight of new sediment layers is deposited on top of older layers, causing the particles to squeeze together

• erosion

• compaction

• production

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Force of objects pushing on other objects

• erosion

• pressure

• fighting

• decomposition

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The process of layers become stuck together forming sedimentary rocks

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

• deposition

Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past

• natural gas

• fossils

• photos

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which sentence best describes the formation of sedimentary rock?

• Lava erupts from a volcano, cools, and turns into hard rock.

• Small pieces of sediment settle in a basin and are cemented and compacted together.

• Rock buried deep within the Earth changes under pressure into a new kind of rock.

• Magma cools beneath the surface of the Earth, forming large rock crystals.