GEO Sedimentary Rocks

The term "sorting" describes ____________________________.

• the range in particle sizes in a detrital sedimentary rock

• the shape or degree of rounding of a clast

• the type of minerals found in chemical sedimentary rocks

• the degree of compression that happened to form coal

The physical or mechanical weathering of rocks generally forms ___________ sedimentary rocks.

• detrital

• chemical

• biochemical

The chemical weathering of rocks generally forms ___________ sedimentary rocks.

• detrital

• chemical

• biochemical

Which description best fits the texture you can see in this rock?

• angular clasts

• rounded clasts

• well sorted

• fissile

Which description best fits the texture you can see in this rock?

• angular clasts

• rounded clasts

• well sorted

• fissile

Which description best fits the texture you can see in this rock?

• angular clasts

• rounded clasts

• well sorted

• fissile

Which description best fits the texture you can see in this rock?

• angular clasts

• poorly sorted

• well sorted

• fissile

Which description best fits the texture you can see in this rock?

• angular clasts

• poorly sorted

• well sorted

• fissile

Which description best fits the texture you can see in this rock?

• clastic

• crystalline

• fossiliferous

Which description best fits the texture you can see in this rock?

• clastic

• crystalline

• fossiliferous