Sedimentary Rocks

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• school house rock

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The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

• weathering
• sediment
• erosion
• cememtation

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Small, solid pieces of materials from rocks or living things

• sediment
• clastic rock
• organic rock
• deposition

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Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.

• True
• False

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what kind of rock is formed when debris is buried, compresses and cemented together? 

• Metmaorphic
• Magma
• Sedimetnary
• Igneous

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_{Sedimentary Rocks are often made up of other rocks and minerals.}

• True
• False

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Weathering is the process of -

• Moving sediment from one place to another

• Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

• Breaking down rocks into sediment

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What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

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Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shinning onto a mountain

• Rain breaking down rock

• Wind blowing away sediment

• All of the above

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The process by which rocks are broken down

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

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