Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rock Vocab Quiz

Depositional feature of sedimentary rock that forms as inclined layers of sediment are carried forward across a horizontal surface

• cross-bedding
• Bedding
• cementation
• graded bedding
• lithification

Most common type of sedimentary rock , formed from the abundant deposits of loose sediments that accumulate on Earth’s surfaces; classified according to the size of particles

• clastic sedimentary rock
• Bedding
• cementation
• cross-bedding
• graded bedding

Continuous, dynamic set of processes by which rocks are changed into other types of rocks

• rock cycle
• Bedding
• cementation
• cross-bedding
• graded bedding

The chemical and physical processes that transform sediments into sedimentary rocks

• lithification
• Bedding
• cementation
• cross-bedding
• graded bedding

Percentage of open spaces between grains in a mineral

• porosity
• Bedding
• cementation
• cross-bedding
• graded bedding

Horizontal layering in sedimentary rock that can range from a few millimeters to several meters thick

• Bedding
• cementation
• cross-bedding
• graded bedding
• lithification

Occurs when very hot water reacts with rock, altering its mineralogy and chemistry

• hydrothermal metamorphism
• Bedding
• cementation
• cross-bedding
• graded bedding

Small pieces of rock that are moved and deposited by water, wind, glaciers and gravity

• sediment
• Bedding
• cementation
• cross-bedding
• graded bedding

Metamorphic rock, such as schist or gneiss, whose minerals are squeezed under high pressure and arranged in wavy layers and bands

• foliated
• Bedding
• cementation
• cross-bedding
• graded bedding

The layers of sedimentary rock that form when concentration of dissolved minerals in a body of water reach saturation due to the evaporation of water; crystals grains precipitate out of solution and settle to the bottom

• evaporite
• Bedding
• cementation
• cross-bedding
• graded bedding