Sedimentary Rocks
The four separate categories of clast sizes.
What is gravel, sand, silt and clay?
The formation of regolith throughout the geosphere is due to the breakdown of exposed rocks.
What is weathering?
Composed of organic compounds and is necessary for fertile soils.
What is humus?
Produced by clay
Shale
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What is green?
The entire process by which sedimentary rock is created.
What is diagenesis?
The two types of weathering.
What are Chemical Weathering and Mechanical Weathering?
True or false?
The results of carbonic acid are seen immediately in nature?
what is false?
Produced by gravel.
Conglomerate
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Strider/Aragorn
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A term used to describe the process of metamorphism.
What is Recrystallization?
The most common chemical reaction throughout the geosphere.
What is carbonation?
Occurs within water filled cracks of rocks.
What is frost wedging?
Breaks down rocks through various chemical reactions.
What is chemical weathering?
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The later phase of diagenesis.
What is epigenesis?
The four types of Mechanical Weathering.
What are mass wasting, frost wedging, abrasion, erosion?
True or false?
Every rain drop contains carbonic acid.
What is true?
Compaction occurs because of this.
What is increased pressure?
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Diagenesis begins with this.
What is a series of events known as Lithification.
What are Weathering, Erosion and Mass Wasting?
Result of a form of chemical weathering. Occurs when oxygen from the atmosphere combines with metals.
What is oxidation?
Takes place at much lower temperatures and pressures than metamorphism.
What is lithification?
Where will the most deposition happen on the diagram on the board?