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Sedimentary Rocks

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Rock made of layers of compressed sediments
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
school house rock
2.
The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock
a)
weathering
b)
sediment
c)
erosion
d)
cememtation
3.
Small, solid pieces of materials from rocks or living things
a)
sediment
b)
clastic rock
c)
organic rock
d)
deposition
4.
Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
what kind of rock is formed when debris is buried, compresses and cemented together? 
a)
Metmaorphic
b)
Magma
c)
Sedimetnary
d)
Igneous
6.
Sedimentary Rocks are often made up of other rocks and minerals.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

Weathering is the process of -

a)

Moving sediment from one place to another

b)

Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

c)

Breaking down rocks into sediment

8.

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Compaction

9.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

a)

Light shinning onto a mountain

b)

Rain breaking down rock

c)

Wind blowing away sediment

d)

All of the above

10.

The process by which rocks are broken down

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Sedimentation

11.

The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another

a)

Weathering

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

12.

The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Deposition

13.
What is the correct order of making and dropping off of sediments?
a)
weathering, erosion, deposition 
b)
erosion, weathering, deposition
c)
weathering, deposition , erosion
14.

How do extrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

15.

How do intrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

16.

Fine-grained igneous rocks with small crystals formed from

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slowly cooling magma

17.

Coarse-grained igneous rocks with large crystals formed from

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slow cooling magma

18.

Rhyolite is a fine-grained, extrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slowly cooling magma

19.

Pegmatite is a coarse-grained, intrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slowly cooling magma