Vocabulary
Process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it
What is deposition?
The range of this grain is .0004 cm to .06 cm
What is silt?
Made up of angular fragments of rock
What is breccia?
These are broken pieces of other rocks
What is clastic fragments?
This mineral bubbles when acid is placed on it
What is calcite?
Process that moves sediment when particles get carried away from their source by wind and water
What is erosion?
The inorganic land derived sedimentary rocks are differentiated by
What is grain/particle size?
Has a crystalline structure and is composed of halite
What is rock salt?
These are typically unique to sedimentary rocks because there is no heat or pressure involved in their formation
What are fossils?
Sedimentary rocks are formed by
What is compaction and cementation?
Process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together
What is cementation?
The grain size of inorganic land derived sedimentary rocks is organized from _____ to ______
What is largest to smallest?
Could have crystalline or bioclastic texture and will bubble when in contact with acid
What is limestone?
List sand, clay, and silt in order from smallest to largest grain size
What is clay, silt, sand?
What do the words organic and bio have in common?
What is living things?
Sediments get deposited on top of other sediments, burying the previous top layer of sediment
What is burial?
Anything that has a particle size greater than .2 cm could be what type of rock?
What is breccia/conglomerate?
Grain size is less than .0004 cm and may easily split
What is shale?
These are differentiated by their grain size
What are inorganic land derived sedimentary rocks?
Fossils are found in this type of rock
What is sedimentary rocks?
Process that presses sediment together growing thick layers that build up over millions of years
What is compaction?
If a particle of sediment found averaged .1 cm in diameter, it would be called
What is sand?
Has compacted plant remains
What is bituminous coal?
All rocks are composed of
What are minerals?
These three rocks have chemicals formed from chemical precipitates and evaporites
What are rock salt, rock gypsum, and dolostone?