Sedimentary Rocks and Fossil Fuels

Front

What type of rock is made up of layers of weathered, eroded, and deposited material?

Back

Sedimentary rock

Front

What are the two processes called that push and stick together layers of rock and dirt?

Back

Compaction and cementation

Front

What are fossil fuels formed from?

Back

The remains of organisms

Front

What is a gas fossil fuel that formed from marine organisms buried under heat and pressure?

Back

Natural gas

Front

Which fossil fuel is made from the process of decaying plant material over millions of years?

Back

Coal

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the term for the movement of sediment from one place to another?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is the term for the process of layers of sediment being pressed together?

Back

Compaction

Front

What is the term for the process that binds sediment together to form rock?

Back

Cementation

Front

What type of rock forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

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Igneous rock