9.4 Sedimentary Rocks

Question 1

Sedimentary rocks

Answer 1

Rocks made from sediments

Question 2

Erosion

Answer 2

The removal of rock and dirt by natural elements

Question 3

Flood plains

Answer 3

Open land beside a river were sediments are deposited

Question 4

Glaciers

Answer 4

Large bodies of ice that move down a slope and push boulders

Question 5

Moraines

Answer 5

Deposit left by movement of a glacier

Question 6

Sandstone

Answer 6

A sedimentary rock with medium sized grains.

Question 7

Mudstone

Answer 7

A fine grained sedimentary rock without layering

Question 8

Shale

Answer 8

A fine grained sedimentary rock found in layers

Question 9

Siltstone

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Conglomerate

Answer 10

Sedimentary rock containing large particles

Question 11

Limestone

Answer 11

A sedimentary rock formed from the remains of sea organisms

Question 12

Coal

Answer 12

A sedimentary rock formed from dead plants and animals

Question 13

Rock salt

Answer 13

A sedimentary deposit formed when a salt lake or sea bed dried up