Formation
Types of Sed. Rocks
Types of Sed. Rocks
Sed. Rocks ID
Sed. Rocks ID
100
Most common Type of Rock on the Earth's surface
What is Sedimentary
100
This kind of sedimentary rock is made from broken rock material squeezed and stuck together
What is Clastic
100
Fast flowing water has to ability to move _________ sediment
What is Large
100
This type of sedimentary rock is identified by the grain size
What is Clastic
100
Made when seawater evaporates
What is Rock salt
200
Bits of broken rock particles
What is Sediment
200
Rocks made from once living materials
What is Organic or "Bioclastic"
200
Rocks made from once living material are classified as ________ sedimentary rock
What is Organic or Bioclastic
200
Made of grains of sand stuck together
What is Sandstone
200
Made when the mineral calcite drops out of a solution
What is Limestone
300
Sediment being squeezed by overlying material
What is compaction
300
Sed. rocks made when water evaporates or solids drop out of a solution
What is Chemical
300
Name two Organic Sedimentary rocks
What is Coal and Limestone
300
Made of fine mud or silt
What is Shale
300
Made from compressed plant material
What is Coal
400
Minerals in water acting like glue to stick sediment particles together
What is Cementation
400
Broken pieces of rock are called
What is Clasts
400
Limestone can be both a chemical and a ___________ sedimentary rock
What is Organic or bioclastic
400
Made of large pebbles
What is Conglomerate
400
Layers of sediment are called
What is Strata
500
When minerals drop out of a solution
What is Precipitation
500
Calm environments like a lake usually have __________ sediment.
What is Fine or small
500
The size and shape of the ________ help determine which agent deposited it.
What is Clast
500
Made of sea shells
What is Limestone or Coquina
500
Sedimentary rocks are the only type of rock to contain __________ that give us a record of past life forms
What is Fossils
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