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WorksheetsSedimentary Rocks
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 15mins
Weathering is the process of -
Moving sediment from one place to another
Dropping or leaving sediment in a location
Breaking down rocks into sediment
What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
Compaction
Which of these is an example of erosion?
Light shinning onto a mountain
Rain breaking down rock
Wind blowing away sediment
All of the above
The process by which rocks are broken down
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Sedimentation
The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another
Weathering
Sedimentation
Erosion
Deposition
The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it
Weathering
Erosion
Sedimentation
Deposition
How do extrusive igneous rocks form?
from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface
from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface
How do intrusive igneous rocks form?
from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface
from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface
Fine-grained igneous rocks with small crystals formed from
rapidly cooling lava
slowly cooling magma
Coarse-grained igneous rocks with large crystals formed from
rapidly cooling lava
slow cooling magma
Rhyolite is a fine-grained, extrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?
rapidly cooling lava
slowly cooling magma
Pegmatite is a coarse-grained, intrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?
rapidly cooling lava
slowly cooling magma
