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Sedimentary Rocks

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