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Identifying Grain Sizes in Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

Identifying Grain Sizes in Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jackson Turner

FREE Resource

6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary basis for classifying clastic sedimentary rocks?

Chemical composition

Grain size

Color of the rock

Location found

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following items would most likely represent gravel-sized particles?

Sand

Popcorn

Sprinkles

Flour

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What grain size is approximately the same as flour?

Sand

Gravel

Silt

Clay

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of rock forms from the lithification of sand?

Shale

Conglomerate

Sandstone

Limestone

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sedimentary rock forms from rounded gravels?

Limestone

Sandstone

Shale

Conglomerate

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of rock is formed from clay-sized particles?

Limestone

Sandstone

Conglomerate

Shale

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