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Sedimentary Rocks
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1
What type of sedimentary rock is shown in the picture?
Intrusive
Chemical
Detrital/Clastic
Biological
2
Coal beds originate in ____________.
shallow lakes in a dry, desert region
channels of fast-moving streams
freshwater coastal swamps and bogs
deep, marine basins below wave action
3
How fast must water be flowing to move pebbles?
6.4 cm/s
over 10 cm/s
0.2 cm/s
5 cm/s
4
The name of the rock seen in the picture.
Limestone
Breccia
Shale
Conglomerate
5
Mt. Charleston is made up of this type of sedimentary rock.
Charles' Stone
Flint
Limestone
Sandstone
6
Which sedimentary rock can be considered biological and chemical?
Coal
Limestone
Sandstone
Conglomerate
7
What type of sedimentary rock will most likely form from the environment seen in the video?
Clastic/Sedimentary
Chemical
Biological
Intrusive
8
How can sedimentary rocks tell us about Earth's history?
They can tell us about past environments.
The crystals will tell us how deep in the ground they were.
The amount of heat and pressure they were under.
They record cooling temperature of the rock.
9
The most abundant chemical sedimentary rock is __________.
Chert
Sandstone
Chalk
Limestone
10
Which rock is made up of the mineral dolomite?
Rock salt
Rock gypsum
Limestone
Dolostone
11
Which of the following best describes rock salt?
varieties of dolostone
detrital sedimentary rock
varieties of coal and peat
evaporites; chemical, sedimentary rock
12
Detrital sediments would predominate in all of the following environments except __________.
River floodplain
Coastal beach
Sandy desert
Salt flat
13
What type of environment caused shale to form?
Salt flat
Beach
Fast flowing river
Swamp
14
Which rock is composed of grains ranging from 0.006 - 0.2cm?
Siltsone
Shale
Sandstone
Breccia
15
Detrital sedimentary rocks are classified (named) primarily on the basis of __________.
type of bedding
composition
color
particle size
