SEDIMENTARY ROCK CLOZE NOTES SEDIMENTARY ROCK WHEN

Sedimentary Rock Cloze Notes

Sedimentary Rock Cloze Notes

Sedimentary Rock: when ________________ of rocks and minerals, and/or organic remains, are _________________and ____________________ into new rock
Most sedimentary rocks are formed through a series of processes
- Erosion: particles carried away from their source by _____________ or ______________
- Deposition: particles ______________ as loosely packed sediment
- Compaction: particles squeezed together under great ________________
- Cementation: particles _____________ together as mineral solutions harden
geologists ____________ sedimentary rocks by the type of sediment that make them up
- Clastic Rock: made of ____________ pieces of other rocks, from fine clay particles to boulders
- Organic Rocks: rocks formed by the remains of ____________ and _______________
  - organic: ___________ or once _____________
- Chemical Rocks: form when minerals _______________ from a solution, or when crystals are left after solutions _________________
Coral: tiny _______________ that produce skeletons that grow together into a ______________________
- when coral die, their ________________ remain, building up the reef
- over time, the coral reef can be ________________ and _______________ into limestone
- l imestone formed from coral in the ocean can find it’s way to the top of mountains with marine fossils! Evidence of ____________________________ and _____________________________!