9.4 Sedimentary Rocks

Question 1

Sedimentary rocks

Answer 1

Rocks formed from sediments deposited by water, wind or ice

Question 2

Erosion

Answer 2

The weathering and removal of soil and rock.

Question 3

Floodplains

Answer 3

Open land next to a river where sediments are deposited during floods

Question 4

Glaciers

Answer 4

Large ice pieces that move down slopes and push boulders

Question 5

Moraines

Answer 5

Deposit left by a group of glaciers

Question 6

Sandstone

Answer 6

A sedimentary rock with medium sized grains

Question 7

Mudstone

Answer 7

A grain, sedimentary rock without layers

Question 8

Shale

Answer 8

A grained sedimentary rock formed in layers by the consolidation of clay

Question 9

Siltstone

Answer 9

A sedimentary rock with a particle size between a sandstone and mudstone

Question 10

Conglomerate

Answer 10

Sedimentary rock containing large particals

Question 11

Limestone

Answer 11

A sedimentary rock made from the remains of a sea organism

Question 12

Coal

Answer 12

Sedimentary rock formed from plants and animals

Question 13

Rock salt

Answer 13

A sedimentary deposit formed when a salt lake or seabed dried up