Sedimentary Rocks Quiz

What is the first step in the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• Transportation

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

Which process involves picking up sediment by water, wind, or glaciers?

• Lithification

• Transportation

• Erosion

• Weathering

What are clasts?

• Dissolved ions in water

• Loose material from the disintegration of rocks

• Organic debris from living organisms

• Minerals that form at high temperatures

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What type of sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and lithification of clasts?

• Chemical sedimentary rocks

• Clastic sedimentary rocks

• Igneous rocks

• Biochemical sedimentary rocks

Which agent of erosion and transportation can carry the largest clasts?

• Glaciers

• Rain

• Wind

• Water

What does grain roundness indicate?

• The age of the rock

• The type of rock

• The distance the grain has been transported

• The color of the sediment

What is the term for rocks made of grains of uniform size?

• Rounded

• Angular

• Poorly sorted

• Well sorted

What is the environment of deposition?

• The process of breaking down rocks

• The type of rock formed

• The movement of sediment

• The area where sediments are deposited

What happens during compaction?

• Sediments are transported

• Sediments are dissolved

• Sediments are weathered

• Sediments are pressed together

Which material is NOT a common cementing agent?

• Granite

• Calcite

• Silica

• Iron oxides