Sedimentary Rock Virtual Lab

Sedimentary rock type made from bits of minerals and other Earth material that were weathered and moved is _?_ sedimentary rock.

• clastic

• chemical

• organic 

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

• weather patterns

• tiny crystals

• striped layers

• glassy surfaces

What size sediment makes sandstone?

• Pebble

• Silt

• Sand

What rock is made from sand?

• Siltstone

• Gravel

• Sandstone

Sedimentary rocks are formed by

• Cooling of lava or magma

• Heat and pressure

• Compacting and cementing

squeezing sediments together in layers

• compaction

• weathering

• cementation

• deposition 

the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction

• deposition

• organic sedimentary rock

• cementation

What causes the pressure necessary to form sedimentary rocks?

• chemicals in the rock

• temperatures inside the Earth

• weight from sediments above

• water flowing over rock

What type of rock is formed from sediments and debris?

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Igneous rocks

What is the primary process that leads to the formation of sedimentary rocks in a virtual lab setting?

• Compaction and cementation

• Melting and cooling

• Evaporation and crystallization

• Metamorphism