1.
Like the name suggests, sedimentary rock is made of ___________________

Basalt
Sediments
Clay
crystals


2.
___________________ and siltstone are sedimentary rocks that can form in bodies of water as materials settle in layers and harden over time.

Pearl stone
Hill stones
Limestone
All the above


3.
Sedimentary rocks are made of tiny rock pieces called ____________________

Layers
Sediments
Patterns
Circles


4.
Some sedimentary rocks are made from the remains of ______________ and _________________

Heat and fire
Ice and hail
Water and rain
Plants and animals


5.
Sedimentary rock can form when erosion moves sediment to low-lying areas such as valleys and lake bottoms.

True
False


6.
When a plant or animal dies, it often decomposes, gets buried, hardens and eventually becomes a rock, which contains a _______________.

Secret
Particle
Fossil
Root


7.
Fossils can only be preserved in rock. Ice, tar, and tree sap cannot contain or preserve fossils.

True
False


8.
Fossils provide evidence about _________________ and environments.

Past life
Present life
Future life
Present and future


9.
Which of these processes do not affect or change the nature or appearance of rocks over a long period ?

Erosion
Deposition
Melting
None of the above


10.
During the formation of sedimentary rocks ____________________________________

The youngest layer is at the bottom & the oldest at the top.
The oldest layer is at the bottom & the youngest at the top.
The oldest and youngest layers lay side by side
All the above