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Sedimentary Rocks

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
cementation
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
2.
Which is smaller?
Clay or Silt
a)
Clay
b)
Silt
3.
What size sediment makes sandstone?
a)
Pebble
b)
Silt
c)
Sand
4.
How is sediment classified/grouped?
a)
By color
b)
By hardness
c)
By size
5.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by
a)
Cooling of lava or magma
b)
Heat and pressure
c)
Compacting and cementing
6.
What does clastic mean?
a)
Compacted sediment
b)
Magma made the rock
c)
The rock has crystals 
7.
How is sediment formed?
a)
Weathering and Erosion
b)
Melting
c)
Pressure
8.
What is the breaking down of rocks?
a)
Weathering
b)
Clastic
c)
Vesicular
9.

What is deposition?

a)

Pieces of sediment come to rest on a surface

b)

Movement of sediment

c)

Breaking down of sediment

10.
Fossils are made by
a)
Plants dying
b)
Animals or plants are imprinted on a layer of sedimentary rock
c)
Breaking down of rocks
11.

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

school house rock

12.

Small pieces of rock are also called

a)

sediment

b)

coal

c)

organic matter

d)

erosion

13.

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

a)

erosion

b)

cementation

c)

pressure

d)

weathering

14.

Wind, water, ice and gravity carry sediments away

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

erosion

d)

cementation

15.

Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

cementation

d)

deposition

16.

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

a)

erosion

b)

compaction

c)

pressure

d)

weathering

17.

Force of objects pushing on other objects

a)

erosion

b)

pressure

c)

fighting

18.

The process of layers become stuck together forming sedimentary rocks

a)

sticking

b)

pressuring

c)

cementation

d)

deposition

19.

The waste and remains of plants and animals

a)

organic matter

b)

fossil fuels

c)

fossils

20.

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

a)

natural gas

b)

imprints

c)

photos

d)

fossils

21.

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel

a)

Coal

b)

Electricity

c)

Oil

d)

Natural Gas

22.

A flammable material, without a definite form, made from the remains of marine organisms from millions of years ago

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

gasoline

23.

Coal, oil and natural gas formed over millions of years are called

a)

rare

b)

fuel energy

c)

fossil fuels

d)

ancient fuels

24.
A natural resource made from remains of swamp plants from millions of years ago
a)
gasoline
b)
oil
c)
natural gas
d)
coal
25.

Small pieces of rock are also called

a)

sediment

b)

coal

c)

organic matter

d)

erosion

26.

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

school house rock

27.
Which is bigger?
Boulder or Cobble
a)
Boulder
b)
Cobble
28.

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

29.

How do fossils form?

a)

Living things die and their remains are covered by sediment

b)

insects are covered in tree sap

c)

all of these are correct

d)

Freezing preserves the remains of an organism

30.

Which statement is true about the fossil record?

a)

It is a record of all living things

b)

It shows how our climate has remained the same over time

c)

It provides evidence for history of life on Earth

d)

It does not support the theory of evolution

31.

What is the movement of soil from one place to another?

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

discharge

d)

erosion

32.
What force is responsible for erosion and deposition in landslides?
a)
gravity
b)
ice
c)
wind
d)
temperature
33.
What is limestone made of?
a)
skeletons of tiny sea creatures
b)
minerals and sand
c)
plants and animals
d)
lava
34.
What are some features of a cave?
a)
stalactites
b)
tunnels
c)
stalagmites
d)
all of the above
35.
What does dissolve mean?
a)
mix
b)
evaporate
c)
combine
d)
separate
36.
What are stalactites and stalagmites made of?
a)
particles of dirt
b)
particles of clay
c)
particles of rock
d)
particles of animals