Sedimentary Rock Quiz

What is the definition of 'sediment'?

• Large rocks

• Small, solid pieces of material from rocks or remains of organisms

• Liquid water

• Gaseous substances

'Weathering' refers to: A) The movement of rocks B) The chemical and physical processes that break down rock and other substances C) The formation of new rocks D) The melting of ice.

• The movement of rocks

• The chemical and physical processes that break down rock and other substances

• The formation of new rocks

• The melting of ice

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Erosion is the process by which ______ moves weathered particles of rock and soil.

• Water, ice, wind, or gravity

• Fire

• Human activity

• Animal movement

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Deposition is the process in which sediment is ______.

• Broken down

• Laid down in new locations

• Heated

• Eroded

What happens during compaction?

• Sediments are melted

• Sediments are pressed together under their own weight

• Sediments are eroded

• Sediments are chemically altered.

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Which term describes small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or the remains of organisms?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Sediment

• Compaction

What is the process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass?

• Erosion

• Cementation

• Weathering

• Deposition

Which type of sedimentary rock forms when rock fragments are squeezed together under high pressure?

• Organic rock

• Chemical rock

• Clastic rock

• Metamorphic rock

Sedimentary rock that forms from the remains of organisms deposited in thick layers is known as ________.

• Clastic rock

• Organic rock

• Chemical rock

• Igneous rock

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Drag the correct definition on the flow chart

a

b

c

d

e

Cementation

Erosion

Compaction

Weathering

Deposition

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