sedimentary rocks

Question 1

pieces of broken down, pre existing rocks at or near the earth’s surface

Answer 1

sediments

Question 2

rocks that are made up of lithified sediments

Answer 2

sedimentary rocks

Question 3

a sub branch of petrology that focuses on the composition, characteristics and origins of sedimentary rocks

Answer 3

sedimentary petrology

Question 4

a simple model of the processes responsible for the production of sediments and sedimentary rocks

Answer 4

sedimentary cycle

Question 5

what are the 5 sequence of formation

Answer 5

1. weathering
2. erosion
3. transport
4. deposition
5. diagenesis

Question 6

the process that breaks down rocks into sediments

Answer 6

weathering

Question 7

the physical removal of material by mobile agents such as water, wind, ice, or gravity

Answer 7

erosion

Question 8

the transfer of rock and soil downslope under the influence of gravity

Answer 8

mass wasting

Question 9

what are the 3 factors affecting weathering

Answer 9

1. climate
2. rock characteristics
3. differential weathering

Question 10

factors particularly temperatre and moisture are crucial to the rate of rock weathering

Answer 10

climate

Question 11

chemical traits of rocks, including mineral composition and solubility

Answer 11

rock characteristics

Question 12

unequal weathering due to the rocks composition

Answer 12

differential weathering