ch 26.3

Question 1

Define clasts

Answer 1

small rocks and mineral fragments

Question 2

What types of erosion are rocks on earths surface exposed to?

Answer 2

water, wind, and other forces

Question 3

What does it mean if clasts are being transported?

Answer 3

its being moved from one place to another

Question 4

What does it mean if clasts are being deposited?

Answer 4

being put away

Question 5

Define pore space

Answer 5

are empty spaces between grains

Question 6

Define compaction

Answer 6

clasts stick together due to overly weight

Question 7

Define cementation

Answer 7

minerals precipitate slowly out of water solution and crystallizes in the spaces between clasts

Question 8

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

Answer 8

clasts get compacted together water moves between cossing sementation

Question 9

What is another name for clasts?

Answer 9

detritus

Question 10

What are sedimentary rocks called that are mostly made of clasts?

Answer 10

detrital sediementary rock

Question 11

What is the decreasing size of clasts?

Answer 11

gravel, sand, silt, or clay

Question 12

Which clast size would be deposited first?

Answer 12

gravel

Question 13

What are 4 common detrital sedimentary rocks?

Answer 13

conglomerate, sandstone, silistone, shale

Question 14

how are chemical sedimentary rocks formed?

Answer 14

water that contains dissolves solids and then mineral precipitation crabonate

Question 15

If semimentary rocks contain remains of living organisms what are they called?

Answer 15

Biochemical

Question 16

What are 2 common biochemical sedimentary rocks?

Answer 16

limestone and coal

Question 17

What are the 3 types of sedimentary rocks?

Answer 17

biochemical