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Name_______________________________ Period ______ Sedimentary Rocks Directions: Read handout pages 421-424 and answer the following questions. 1. How do we classify rocks? 2. Why do we want to classify rocks? 3. What are the three most widely used classification systems for sedimentary rocks? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 4. What are Clastic rocks? 5. Describe how Clastic rocks are classified. 6. Describe an example of a clastic sedimentary rock. 7. What is the ‘nick-name’ for a conglomerate rock? Why does it have this nickname? 8. What is the name of the clastic rock that is made of small, sand-sized grains? 9. Where are the two most common locations that sandstones are formed? 10. What is the term geologists use to describe all the clastic rocks that are made of particles smaller than sand? 11. Describe where organic rocks come from. 12. Describe what Limestone is made of. 13. Name three organisms that form limestone? 14. Describe how chemical rocks are formed. 15. Give two examples of chemical rocks. 16. What is also formed when limestone is produced through chemical changes in ocean water? Critical Thinking Skills 17. How can the shell of a snail become part of a sedimentary rock? What is the shell of the snail made of? 18. Explain why scientists study sedimentary rocks to learn about prehistoric life. 19. Explain how the fossil of a fish formed and ended up on the side of a mountain? What does it mean? How do you know? Name_______________________ Directions: This question must be typed or neatly handwritten and in paragraph form! You must use complete sentences! You must have a minimum of 3 paragraphs! BE CREATIVE!!!!! Imagine that you are a particle of limestone! Write an autobiography entitled “A Sedimental Journey,” in which you describe your adventures as you travel through the rock cycle. 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