When moving water, ice or wind drops rock fragments or grains, it is ...?
PHS: Exploring Science 8H Rocks - Sedimentary Rocks

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Chemistry, Science
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7th - 8th Grade
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Gareth Brennan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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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