Marine Sediments

A flammable liquid produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of sediments for millions of years.

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A flammable gas produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of sediment found near oil deposits.

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• minerals

A flammable liquid produced from remains of marine (ocean) organisms buried under layers of sediments for millions of years.

• natural gas

• petroleum

• coal

• oil

Marine sediments on the ocean floor primarily originate from:

• The remains of marine organisms

• Chemical precipitates from seawater

• Erosion of land and volcanic eruptions

• All of the above

New sediment is continually supplied to beaches by​ (a)   and ​ (b)  

• rivers

• streams

• storms

• rainfall

• pollution

• waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A type of rock that forms in layers when sediments from a weathered rock were eroded and deposited in the ocean, where the compaction and cementation turned them into a new rock.

• weathering

• Sedimentary Rock

• organic matter

• sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

dropped off of sediments in new locations

• compaction

• deposition

• cementation

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the process by which sediments are pressed together (squeeze) under water and layers of other sediments (pressure).

• compaction

• cementation

• fossils

• Sedimentary Rock

Small pieces of rock, soil, dirt that have been broken down by weathering.

• Sediments

• Weather bits

• Deltas

• Erosion

Rock formed in layers composed of sediments that have cemented together.

• Fossil Fuels

• Sedimentary Rock

• Volcanic Rock

• Metamorphic Rock