PHS: Exploring Science 8H Rocks - Sedimentary Rocks

PHS: Exploring Science 8H Rocks - Sedimentary Rocks

7th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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PHS: Exploring Science 8H Rocks - Sedimentary Rocks

PHS: Exploring Science 8H Rocks - Sedimentary Rocks

Assessment

Quiz

Chemistry, Science

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Gareth Brennan

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

When moving water, ice or wind drops rock fragments or grains, it is ...?

deposition

rock dropping

sedimentation

accumulation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

When layers of sediment or rock are squashed by the weight of sediment above them, it's known as ...?

compaction

sedimentation

deposition

cementation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The process in which water is squeezed out of the spaces between pieces of rock, leaving minerals behind that stick pieces of rock together is known as...?

cementation

gluing

adhesion

compaction

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Deposition, compaction and cementation together form what type of rocks?

sedimentary

igneous

metamorphic

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What can be formed when dead animals and plants become covered in layers of sediment before they rot away?

fossils

shells

sand

metamorphic rock

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of these are types of sedimentary rock? (two answers)

sandstone

limestone

granite

marble

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which type of rock is formed from magma?

igneous

sedimentary

metamorphic

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