Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________ Period: ______
Chapter 10.3: Sedimentary Rocks
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Sedimentary Rocks a.
_____________________ rocks are formed when sediment ________ harden after being _________________ and _____________ together. b.
Two ______________ that form sedimentary rock are ____________ and _______________________. i.
____________________ is when the __________ of overlying sediments causes _______________, pushing the fragments together and __________________ out air and _____________ from the _____________________. ii.
_____________________ is when water __________ dissolved minerals through the _________________, the minerals are left between the ________________ of sediment and provide a
____________ to hold the fragments together. c.
_____________________ rocks are __________________ according to the ___________ and ____________ of sediments that form them. i.
_______________ have formed ___________ classifications of sedimentary rock: ________________ Sedimentary,
_______________ Sedimentary, & ___________ Sedimentary.
2.
Clastic Sedimentary Rock a.
_______________ sedimentary __________ forms when rock
________________ carried away from their ____________ by water,
__________, or _________ are left as _____________ and compacted or _________________ over time. b.
A ______________________ is a ______________ sedimentary rock composed of _____________ gravel-sized ____________, or pebbles that are compacted or cemented together. c.
_________________ is a clastic _________________ rock composed of ______________, or rocks with ___________ corners, that are compacted or cemented together. d.
____________________ is made mainly of __________-sized quartz
______________ that have been _______________ together, but have large enough ____________ between the grains that __________ and crude _______ can flow. e.
_______________ consists of _____________, clay-sized _________ particles _________________ and compacted under _____________.

Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________ Period: ______
3.
Chemical Sedimentary Rock a.
_________________ sedimentary rock form from _______________ that were once ___________________ in water. These ____________ can _______________ (form a solid) out from water or ___________ out of the water to form chemical sedimentary rocks. i.
Chemical _________________ forms when ________ currents lower the __________________ of warm ocean water, _______ precipitates, settles, and ________________ on the ocean floor. b.
___________________ are dissolved ________________ that are left behind when water _______________________ and form rocks. i.
_______________ and _____________, or rock salt, are two examples of rock formed from _______________ evaporation.
A large ________________ structure is the ________________
Salt Flats in ____________.
4.
Organic Sedimentary Rock a.
______________ sedimentary ___________ are formed from the
__________ of once living __________________. i.
__________ and some _____________ are examples of organic
______________________ rock. ii.
An example of organic limestone is ________, which originally forms as ______ on the floor of an _____________. iii.
The _________ cliffs of Dover, ____________ are made up of chalk.
5.
Sedimentary Rock Features a.
________________ rocks have many identifiable ________________ which include ___________________, ____________ marks, ______ cracks, _________________, and _______________________. i.
____________________ is the _____________________ of sedimentary rocks that occurs when there is a _________ in the kind of sediment being ________________________.
1.
The ___________, or layers, change for _____________ reasons such as changes in ____________ currents, ____ level, and _____________ deposits.
2.
_____________ ____________ occurs when various
__________ and kinds of ______________ are deposited within one ______________.

Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________ Period: ______ ii.
________________ marks are formed by the ____________ of
__________ or water on _____________, and when the sand becomes _________________ the ripples may be __________. iii.
Mud ____________ result when __________ deposits ______, shrink, and ____________. iv.
____________ are the remains or ______________ of ancient
_____________ and ________________.
1.
Fossils are usually _______________ in sedimentary
____________, because of the way the sediments slowly
___________, _____________, and cement the _______. v.
_________________ form when _____________ precipitated from ________________ build up around an ______________ rock particle.
1.
Concretions can be formed from ___________________ depositing dissolved ________________ or calcite inside
_____________ in sedimentary rock leaving __________ behind. The crystal cavities are called _______________.