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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.
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Question 4
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Answer questions 5-7 using this image
Use the image above to answer question 5.
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Question 7
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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.
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Question 9
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Alexis brings in the rock pictured above. What type of sedimentary rock is it?
Sandstone
Limestone
Halite
Shale
Victor brings in a rock with rounded pebbles and gravel in it. What type of sedimentary rock is it?
Shale
Sandstone
Limestone
Conglomerate
Dolostone is classified as which type of rock?
land-derived sedimentary rock
chemically formed sedimentary rock
foliated metamorphic rock
nonfoliated metamorphic rock
Question 5
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Most of the rocks shown were formed by
volcanic eruptions and crystallization
compaction and/or cementation
heat and pressure
melting and/or solidification
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
Which rock layer appears to be most resistant to weathering and erosion?
Lockport dolostone
Rochester shale
Grimsby sandstone
Queenston shale
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