WorksheetsSedimentary Rocks
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is weathering?
When water squeezes out of the layers and makes the rock harder.
The breaking down of rocks into tiny bits and pieces.
When the rocks are carried away by air, water, and etc.
When the dissolved minerals crystallize and stick the sediments together.
(a) rocks usually have layered appearance.
Which of the following is a sedimentary rock?
Granite
Pumice
Gabbro
Sandstone
Which of the following does not belong to the group?
Gypsum
Obsidian
Shale
Limestone
Which of the following rock is made up of decayed plants and animals?
Halite
Gypsum
Coal
Limestone
Which of the following rock is made up mainly of sand?
Limestone
Sandstone
Coal
Gypsum
What is this kind of sedimentary rock?
Conglomerate rock
Sandstone rock
Gypsum rock
Halite rock
This rock is mainly made up of shells and skeletons of marine animals such as corals and shellfish.
Limestone
Conglomerate
Coal
Shale
This rock has very fine grains and made up of clay or mud.
Gabbro
Sandstone
Shale
Pumice
What is compression?
It happens when the water is squeezed out of the layers and make the sediments pack even more tightly together.
It happens when the rocks are being transferred from one place to the other.
It happens when the rocks are broken down into tiny pieces.
It happens when the water is evaporated from the rocks.
