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1.20 Sedimentary Rocks
By William Pollard
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Question 1
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Ashley wants to know once sediment has gone through deposition what processes change it into sedimentary rock. Explain it to her in your own words.
Question 2
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Alexis brings in the rock pictured above. What type of sedimentary rock is it?
Sandstone
Limestone
Halite
Shale
Question 3
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Victor brings in a rock with rounded pebbles and gravel in it. What type of sedimentary rock is it?
Shale
Sandstone
Limestone
Conglomerate
Question 4
4.
Dolostone is classified as which type of rock?
land-derived sedimentary rock
chemically formed sedimentary rock
foliated metamorphic rock
nonfoliated metamorphic rock
Answer questions 5-7 using this image
Use the image above to answer question 5.
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Question 5
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Question 6
6.
Most of the rocks shown were formed by
volcanic eruptions and crystallization
compaction and/or cementation
heat and pressure
melting and/or solidification
Question 7
7.
Which two rocks are composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and clay minerals?
rock salt and conglomerate
rock salt and breccia
sandstone and shale
sandstone and limestone
Use this for Question 8
Question 8
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Rock A is composed of very fine-grained quartz and feldspar particles 0.005 centimeter in diameter. State the name of rock A.
Use this for Question 9
Question 9
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Which rock layer appears to be most resistant to weathering and erosion?
Lockport dolostone
Rochester shale
Grimsby sandstone
Queenston shale
