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Name: _________________________________ Section: _________________________________ Date: _________________________________ Vocabulary Words for Chapter 2.4 Sedimentary Rock Clastic rock Sediment Cementation Organic rock Compaction Chemical rock Deposition Erosion Weathering SECTION 1: Directions: Re­write each vocabulary word three times on the lines provided. SPELLING DOES COUNT! 1. Clastic rock a. ___________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________ 2. Organic rock a. ___________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________ 3. Deposition a. ___________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________ 4. Sediment a. ___________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________ 5. Compaction a. ___________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________ 6. Erosion a. ___________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________ 7. Cementation a. ___________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________ 8. Chemical rock a. ___________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________ 9. Weathering a. ___________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________ SECTION 2: ​Directions: Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition by placing the letter of the definition next to the word. _____ Clastic rock _____ Sediment _____ Cementation _____ Organic rock _____ Compaction _____ Chemical rock _____ Deposition _____ Erosion _____ Weathering a. sedimentary rock formed from remains of plants and animals b. the process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken­up rock c. the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together d. sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together e. the process that presses sediments together f. small, solid pieces of material from rocks or living things g. the process by which sediment settles out of water or wind h. sedimentary rock that forms when minerals dissolved in a water solution crystallize i. the effects of freezing and thawing, plant roots, acid, and other forces on rock SECTION 3: Directions: Write the full definition of the vocabulary word on the space provided. 1. Clastic rock: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________ SECTION 4: Directions: Fill in each sentence with the appropriate word to complete the definition. 1. Rock made from small, solid pieces of material from rocks or living things is called______________________________________. 2. ____________________________ is the process that presses sediments together. 3. Sedimentary rock formed from remains of plants and animals is called ________________________. 4. __________________ is the process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken­up rock 5. the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together is called _________________________________. 6. ___________________________________ is sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together. 7. The process by which sediment settles out of water or wind is called ________________________________. 8. ________________________________ is sedimentary rock that forms when minerals dissolved in a water solution crystallize. 9. The effects of freezing and thawing, plant roots, acid, and other forces on rock is called __________________________________.