Sedimentary Rock Post-Test (Cores 1/2)

What characteristic do sedimentary rocks often have?

• weather patterns
• tiny crystals
• striped layers called strata

• glassy surfaces

When the weight of new sediment layers are deposited on top of older layers

• erosion
• compaction
• pressure
• weathering

Name this rock.

• marble
• organic limestone
• sandstone
• granite

• Dolomite
• Sandstone
• Shale
• Coquina

The effects of freezing and thawing, plant roots, acid, and other forces on rock.

• sediment

• weathering

• erosion

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

• weathering
• sediment

Most fossils are found in sedimentary rocks because they could not survive in metamorphic or igneous rocks...

• True

• False

Some sedimentary rocks have ORGANIC (come from something living) materials. An example would be:

• Sandstone

• Coal

• Slate

• Obsidian

What are the 3 rock types?

• Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic

• Igneous, Sedimentary, Cementation

• Sandstone, Gneiss, Limestone

• Sedimentation, Igneous, Metamorphic

99% of all fossils are found in sedimentary rocks

• True

• False