Sedimentary Rocks Quiz

What is a landform at the side or front of a glacier that consists of unsorted, unstratified, loose glacial till?

• Moraine

• Outwash

• Terminal moraine

• Lateral moraine

What type of sediments are composed of sands and gravels released into meltwater streams by a melting glacier?

• Drift

• Till

• Outwash

• Moraine

What are the fine laminations of dark and light sediments found in glacial lakes called?

• Varves

• Dropstones

• Braided rivers

• Meandering rivers

What type of rivers are located close to their source, carry a high sediment load, and have many intertwining channels across a broad flood plain?

• Braided rivers

• Meandering rivers

• Arid rivers

• Glacial rivers

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What type of rivers wind back and forth across the landscape in sinuous curves called meanders?

• Braided rivers

• Meandering rivers

• Arid rivers

• Glacial rivers

What are the broad flat areas located at shorelines or on deltas called?

• Tidal flats

• Supra-tidal flats

• Intertidal flats

• Beaches

What is the depositional environment where deposits of clastic sediment form along the shore?

• Tidal flats

• Supra-tidal flats

• Intertidal flats

• Beaches

Which type of sedimentary rock is formed from the compacted remains of plants?

• Shale

• Coal

• Sandstone

• Limestone

What is the process by which sedimentary rocks are formed?

• Metamorphism

• Lithification

• Weathering

• Erosion

Which type of clastic sedimentary rock is primarily composed of sand-sized particles?

• Shale

• Siltstone

• Sandstone

• Conglomerate