Sedimentary Rocks

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The sticking together of sediments caused by minerals growing around them.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sediments

• Cementation

The placing of sediments in a new location from where they are created.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sediments

• Cementation

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• magma, lava, crystals

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• compaction

• deposition

• organic rock

• cementation

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which sedimentary rocks are clastic and consist of particles that have diameters smaller than 0.006 centimeter?

• conglomerate and sandstone

• siltstone and shale

• bituminous coal and breccia

• fossil limestone and chemical limestone

Which list correctly classifies each rock type?

• Sedimentary

  Metamorphic

  Igneous
  

• Sedimentary

  Igneous

  Metamorphic
  

• Metamorphic

  Igneous

  Sedimentary
  

• Igneous

  Metamorphic

  Sedimentary
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which process involves the transformation of sediments into solid rock?

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Erosion

• Weathering

What type of sedimentary rock is formed from the remains of plants and animals?

• Clastic

• Chemical

• Organic

• Igneous