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Sedimentary Rocks Quiz

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Review vocabulary related to the types of sedimentary rocks!

  • 1. Clastic sedimentary Rock
  • 2. Chemical sedimentary Rock
  • 3. Organic sedimentary rock
  • 4. Sediments
  • 5. Minerals
  • a. rocks formed by the chemical precipitation that begins as water traveling through rocks, dissolves, some of the minerals
  • b. rocks formed by the accumulation of organic material (such as plants, animal remains, roots, etc)
  • c. rocks formed by the compaction of clasts made from weathered and eroded rocks
  • d. naturally occurring compounds or elements, most are inorganic solids with a crystal structure.
  • e. material (ie. gravel, sand and mud) that is transported and deposited by wind, water, ice, or gravity
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Sedimentary Rocks Quiz (Answer Key)

Created by kmarcano

Review vocabulary related to the types of sedimentary rocks!

  • c 1. Clastic sedimentary Rock
  • a 2. Chemical sedimentary Rock
  • b 3. Organic sedimentary rock
  • e 4. Sediments
  • d 5. Minerals
  • a. rocks formed by the chemical precipitation that begins as water traveling through rocks, dissolves, some of the minerals
  • b. rocks formed by the accumulation of organic material (such as plants, animal remains, roots, etc)
  • c. rocks formed by the compaction of clasts made from weathered and eroded rocks
  • d. naturally occurring compounds or elements, most are inorganic solids with a crystal structure.
  • e. material (ie. gravel, sand and mud) that is transported and deposited by wind, water, ice, or gravity

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