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Sedimentary Fill-in-the-Blank Notes p 154-158
FROM SEDIMENT TO ROCK
1. __________________ is small, solid pieces of materials that come from rocks or living
things.
A. ___________, ___________, and ___________can carry sediment and
_____________ it into layers.
2. Forces tend to break up and wear away rock. This is called weathering. These forces
include heat and cold, _______, _________, and grinding ________.
3. ___________ is when loosened rocks are carried away.
4. The process by which sediment settles out of water or wind is ________________.
5. After deposition, ______________ and ________________ change the sediment into
_________________ rock.
6. Compaction is the process that _________________________________________________.
7. Cementation is the process in which _____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
TYPES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCK
8. There are three major groups: ______________, _______________, __________________
A. __________________ is a rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed
together. Examples: ______________, _________________, _______________,
_____________
i. Conglomerate=_________________________________________________
ii. Breccia=______________________________________________________
B. _________________ is a rock that forms when remains of plants and animals
are________________ in thick layers. Examples: ____________, _______________
i. Limestone=________________________________________________________
ii. Coal=___________________________________________________________
C. Chemical rock forms when _______________________________________________
____________________________________________Examples:_______________
Sedimentary Rock Guided Reading p 154-158
1. What is sediment?
2. What is erosion and what are some of the things that cause it?
3. What is “deposition”?
4. What are the 2 processes that turn sediment into sedimentary rock?
5. What is the difference between compaction and cementation?
6. What are the 3 types of sedimentary rock?
7. The definition of a “clastic” sedimentary rock is?
8. What type of sedimentary rock is made from tiny pieces of clay?
9. What type of clastic sedimentary rock is made from sand particles?
10. Describe the difference between conglomerate and breccia?
11. Rocks that are made from the remains for plants and animals is what type of sedimentary
rock?
12. Coal is made from what?
13. How can limestone be called an organic sedimentary rock?
14. What is chalk?
15. What is a “chemical” sedimentary rock?
16. Two common uses of limestone and one use of sandstone is….