Sedimentary Rocks

Small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things.

• sand

• sediment

• pebbles

• stones

Most sedimentary rocks are formed through a series of processes:

• deposition

• erosion

• cementation

• compaction

• fermentation

Answer explanation

erosion, depsoti

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

List the order in which these processes to form sedimentary rocks occur

Answer explanation

Erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In ________, running water, wind, or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

__________ is the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it.

• erosion

• deposition

• runoff

• cementation

The process that presses sediments together is _________.

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together.

• cementation

• compaction

• detrition

• deposition

What are the three major groups of sedimentary rocks

Answer explanation

clastic rocks, organic rocks and chemical rocks

A ______ rock is a sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together.

How are clastic rocks placed into groups?

Answer explanation

Clastic rocks are grouped by size of the rock fragments, or particles, of which they are made