Sedimentary Rocks

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• What are sediments and how are they formed?
• How are sediments classified?
• What is an evaporite and how is it formed?
• How are sedimentary rocks different from igneous and metamorphic rocks?
• Why do sedimentary rocks have layers?
• What happens when limestone comes in contact with an acid? Why?
• Why are sedimentary rocks the only rock type to contain fossils?
• Why are sedimentary rocks stratified?
• Why are sedimentary rocks important?
• What are some examples of sedimentary rocks that react with acid?
• What do sedimentary rocks look like?
• How does weathering affect sedimentary rocks?
• How does sedimentary rock change into igneous rock?
• How does sedimentary rock change into magma?
• How do chemical sedimentary rocks form in a salt lake?
• How can sedimentary rocks show earth's history?
• How do clastic sedimentary rocks differ from organic and chemical sedimentary rocks?
• How do detrital, chemical and organic sedimentary rocks differ from one another?
• What are some examples of biochemical sedimentary rocks?
• Where are sedimentary rocks found?
• When a sedimentary rock undergoes extreme heat and pressure what kind of rock does it turn into?
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• Why are coral reefs found only in clear tropical waters?
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• What happens during lithification?
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• Which sedimentary rock metamorphoses into marble? 1) gneiss 2) basalt 3) obsidian 4) limestone