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WorksheetsSedimentary Rock Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
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1.
Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Small pieces of rock are also called
a)
sediment
b)
coal
c)
organic matter
d)
erosion
3.
The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice
a)
erosion
b)
cementation
c)
pressure
d)
weathering
4.
Wind, water, ice and gravity carry sediments away
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
cementation
5.
Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
cementation
d)
deposition
6.
The process of layers become stuck together forming sedimentary rocks
a)
sticking
b)
pressuring
c)
cementation
d)
deposition
7.
Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past
a)
natural gas
b)
imprints
c)
photos
d)
fossils
8.
Sand grains, pebbles, mud, shells, and leaves are all examples of __________________.
a)
Sediment
b)
Compaction
9.
Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth's surface?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
10.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by
a)
Cooling of lava or magma
b)
Heat and pressure
c)
Compacting and cementing
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