Name all 4 processes that form Sedimentary rocks?
Deposition, Burial, Compaction, Cementation
What is the mantra for Sedimentary rocks?
Compacted and Cemented Sediments (or shells)
Name a Sedimentary rock that formed as a result of chemical processes.
rock salt, rock gypsum, dolostone
What is the composition of Bituminous Coal?
Carbon
What does Clastic mean?
Fragments of rock
Why can fossils only be found in Sedimentary Rocks?
Fossils would be destroyed by melting & pressure of Igneous/Metamorphic rocks
What rock would form from sediments 0.0005 cm in diameter?
Siltstone
What rock forms from sediments 0.0001 cm in diameter?
Shale
What rock forms from compaction & cementation of angular fragments of other rocks?
Breccia
What is the composition of Limestone?
Calcite
What rock is formed by precipitation from evaporating seawater?
Rock salt, Rock gypsum, or Dolostone
If a stream slows to a velocity of 10 cm/s, what sedimentary rock can form from the deposition happening at this location?
Breccia or Conglomerate
What rock forms when plant remains become compacted for thousands of years?
Bituminous Coal
Name a Land-derived sedimentary rock.
Shale, Siltstone, Sandstone, Breccia, or Conglomerate
True or False: A metamorphic rock can become a sedimentary rock.
True
