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WorksheetsSedimentary Rocks 3
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice is known as...
erosion
cementation
pressure
weathering
Wind, water, ice and gravity moving sediments from the source rock is known as...
weathering
deposition
erosion
cementation
The process of sediments sticking together due to dissolved minerals crystallizing around the sediments is called...
rock gluing
cooling and crystallization
cementation
heat and pressure
This part of the rock forming process is from the weight of new sediment layers being deposited on top of older layers.
erosion
compaction
pressure
weathering
the process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away and moving bits of broken-up rock
weathering
sediment
erosion
cememtation
A clastic sedimentary rock with large pieces of rock in it is called:
chemical
organic
conglomerate
igneous
Sedimentary rocks are
formed form already existing rocks that are weathered,
eroded, compacted and cemented together
cooled on the surface of the Earth from lava
formed below Earth's surface as magma
formed from great heat and pressure
This is coal. Coal is formed from once living organisms They may form from carbon-rich plant material or from deposits of animals’ shells. This type of sedimentary rock is called:
Organic
Chemical
Clastic
This is coal. Coal is formed from once living organisms They may form from carbon-rich plant material or from deposits of animals’ shells. This type of sedimentary rock is called:
Organic
Chemical
Clastic
