Sedimentary Rock

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

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

Small pieces of rock are also called

• sediment
• coal
• organic matter
• erosion

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

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

• True
• False

Name this rock.

• sandstone
• coal
• shale
• flint

Name this rock.

• lithographic limestone
• breccia
• coal
• conglomerate

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

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

What size sediment makes sandstone?

• Pebble
• Silt
• Sand

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

• cementation
• deposition
• organic rock