clastic rocks

Question 1

1. characteristics

Answer 1

they contain broken pieces of other rocks

Question 2

2. characteristics

Answer 2

they have many layers called strata because when sediments are deposited they build up on top of one another.

Question 3

3. characteristics

Answer 3

the grains do not interlock because they don’t crystallise and grow together within the rock. instead they were cemented together

Question 4

formation

Answer 4

they are formed when sediments are laid down by WWIG and then compacted and cemented

Question 5

example

Answer 5

sandstone, which is made from particles of sand that are harder than mudstone