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Standard S6E5 c. Classify rocks by their process of Formation (Chapter 3 pages 102-105)
Section: Sedimentary Rock
1. Over time, grains of sand may be compacted and cemented together to form a rock called
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ORIGINS OF SEDIMENTARY ROCK
2. Wind, water, ice, sunlight, and gravity all cause rock to physically ____________ into fragments.
Through the process of ______________ the sediments are moved from place to place.
3. Eventually the sediments are ________________ in layers.
4. Dissolved minerals separate from water and become a natural ______________________ that binds
the sedimentary rock together.
5. Sedimentary rocks form at or near the Earth’s ______________________
6. The most noticeable feature of sedimentary rock is often its layers, or _______________ What
process formed these layers? ____________________________
COMPOSITION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCK
7. Rock or mineral fragments are called ______________________.
8. Sedimentary rock that forms when rock or mineral fragments are cemented together is called
______________________ sedimentary rock.
9. Clastic sedimentary rocks can have coarse-, medium-, or fine-grained ______________________.
10. Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize out of solution, such as sea water, to become
rock is called ______________________ sedimentary rock.
11.Sedimentary rock that forms from the remains, or fossils, of plants and animals is called
______________________ sedimentary rock.
12. Some limestone is made of the skeletons of tiny organisms called ______________________ that
live in the ocean in huge colonies called ______________________
13. Limestone made from the calcium carbonate from skeletons and shells of sea creatures is called
______________________ limestone.
14. An organic sedimentary rock that forms from the action of heat and pressure on plant material over
millions of years is called ______________________
Sedimentary Rock Lab
Rock A
Rock B
Rock C
List 1-2 properties/characteristics
about the rock.
List 1-2 properties/characteristics
about the rock.
List 1-2 properties/characteristics
about the rock.
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What type of Sedimentary Rock is
it? (Clastic, Organic, or Chemical)
What type of Sedimentary Rock is
it? (Clastic, Organic, or Chemical)
What type of Sedimentary Rock is
it? (Clastic, Organic, or Chemical)
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What is your evidence?
What is your evidence?
What is your evidence?
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Explain the process that formed
this type of Sedimentary Rock?
Explain the process that formed
this type of Sedimentary Rock?
Explain the process that formed
this type of Sedimentary Rock?
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