Review of Rocks Minerals - Regents Earth Science

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Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks are classified into those groups based on

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how they formed

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Clastic sedimentary rocks are formed by the processes of deposition, burial, compaction and cementation.

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deposition, burial, compaction and cementation

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Land derived sedimentary rocks will have textures referred to as

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clastic (fragmental)

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Which list shows sediments that are increasing in size? clay, silt, sand, pebble, cobble & boulder, boulder, cobble, pebble, sand, silt & clay, clay, sand, pebble, silt, boulder & cobble, clasy, sand, silt, cobble, pebbles & boulders

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clay, silt, sand, pebble, cobble & boulder

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Sedimentary Rock - sea water evaporates and leaves behind a precipitate/evaporite = (clastic, crystalline, bioclastic)

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crystalline

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Sedimentary Rock - shells or plants = (clastic, crystalline, bioclastic)

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bioclastic

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Which features will Sedimentary Rock often contain? Options: horizontal layers & fossils, horizontal layers & glassy textures, fossils & vesicles, fossils & foliation

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horizontal layers & fossils

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Sedimentary Rock - found as a (thin, thick) layer of rocks along the surface of Earth compared to igneous and metamorphic rocks

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thin

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Compared to a Conglomerate, a Breccia will be composed of fragments that are

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angular

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Which processes are involved in the formation of Igneous rocks?

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melting and solidification