Sedimentary Rock

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.

• Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.

• Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.

• Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.

Rock that forms when layers of sediment and organic material harden is called ___________.

• conglomerate

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• school house rock

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Chemical sedimentary rocks are...

• Made from heat

• Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

• Made from dead animals/plants

• Made from pieces of other rocks

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Organic sedimentary rocks are...

• Made from heat

• Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

• Made from the remains of dead animals/plants

• Made from pieces of other rocks

The top layer of sediments in a sedimentary rocks is...

• The newest and youngest layer.

• The oldest layer.

• The only layer that is made from pebbles.

• The second layer of sediments.

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What are the three types of sedimentary rock?

• Igneous; Metamorphic; Sedimentary

• Clastic; Igneous; Sedimentary

• Chemical; Clastic; Inorganic

• Organic; Clastic; Chemical

Sedimentary rocks are _____.

• Formed from already existing rocks in layers

• A type of foliated igneous rock

• Formed under great heat and pressure

• Formed below the earth's surface as magma

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What are Sedimentary Rocks made of?

• Magma

• Dead flora and fauna

• Broken Fossils

• Accumulated Sediments