Rocks

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

• cementation
• deposition
• organic rock

How is sediment formed?

• Weathering and Erosion
• Melting
• Pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the breaking down of rocks?

• Weathering
• Clastic
• Vesicular

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is deposition?

• Pieces of sediment come to rest on a surface
• Movement of sediment
• Breaking down of sediment 

What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?

• melting and solidification

• extreme heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

Which of the following is an organically formed sedimentary rock?

• obsidian

• coal

• siltstone

• shale

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are the types of sedimentary rock?

• Igneous; Metamorphic; Sedimentary

• Clastic; Igneous; Sedimentary

• Chemical; Clastic; Inorganic

• Organic; Clastic; Chemical

Chemical rocks are...

• Made from heat

• Made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize

• Made from dead animals/plants

• Made from pieces of other rocks

Organic 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