Sedimentary Rocks Quiz

What percentage of land do sedimentary rocks cover?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 90%

What percentage of the Earth’s outer 10 miles is composed of sedimentary rocks?

• 25%

• 5%

• 50%

• 75%

Sedimentary rocks are primarily used to:

• Determine Earth’s future climate

• Reconstruct Earth's history

• Measure volcanic activity

• Identify plate tectonic movements

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Which of the following is not a resource commonly associated with sedimentary rocks?

• Coal

• Uranium

• Diamonds

• Phosphate

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What is the correct order of sedimentary rock formation?

• Lithification → Weathering → Transport → Deposition

• Weathering → Transport → Deposition → Lithification

• Transport → Lithification → Deposition → Weathering

• Deposition → Weathering → Lithification → Transport

Which of the following environments represents a low-energy deposition setting?

• Ocean

• Glacier

• Mountain river

• Desert dune

Which term describes the accumulation of weathered rock by mechanical and chemical processes?

• Organic sediment

• Clastic sediment

• Chemical precipitation

• Metamorphic transition

Which of the following is not an example of clastic sedimentary rock?

• Sandstone

• Shale

• Quartz

• Limestone

Which sedimentary rock forms from soluble material through precipitation from a solution?

• Clastic

• Organic

• Chemical

• Igneous

Which sedimentary rock is formed from carbon-rich remains of organisms?

• Shale

• Limestone

• Coal

• Chert

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