Sedimentary Rocks

Question 1

What are micrite, fossiliferous and coquina orgins

Answer 1

Chemical, organic, organic

Question 2

Which rock is the only fine grain?

Answer 2

Shale

Question 3

What rocks are clastic

Answer 3

Shale, conglomerate, sandstone

Question 4

What are the 4 organic rocks?

Answer 4

Bituminous coal, coquina, fossiliferous and chalk

Question 5

Where are the organic rocks formed

Answer 5

Deep oceans, shallow ocean(2), swampy area

Question 6

What environment is gypsum and rock salt

Answer 6

Tidal flats

Question 7

What grain size is the bottom layer if regression?

Answer 7

Fine

Question 8

What grain size is the bottome layer of transgression?

Answer 8

Coarsed

Question 9

What are the three shallow ocean rocks?

Answer 9

Micrite, fossiliferous limestone and coquina

Question 10

What is a sedimentary rock

Answer 10

Sediments that get compacted are cemented together through natural processes

Question 11

Definition of clastic

Answer 11

Broken pieces of other rock Beckett come back to together

Question 12

Definition of chemical

Answer 12

Minerals dissolved or precipitated that settles and get compacted

Question 13

Definition of organic

Answer 13

The remains of plants/animals That get compacted

Question 14

What is a three clastic green sizes

Answer 14

Course, medium, fine

Question 15

Where is gravel located

Answer 15

Nearest streams and rivers or mountain, and the rock is conglomerate

Question 16

What mineral is arkose sandstone

Answer 16

Feldspar – Rich, landslides/Rivers

Question 17

What minerals are in rock

Answer 17

Courts sandstone (quartz, Rich, deserts and beaches)

Question 18

Where is the low energy transport?

Answer 18

Fine

Question 19

Where is arkose rock formed

Answer 19

Landslide and rivers

Question 20

What is quartz sandstone made of

Answer 20

Deserts and beaches

Question 21

What is shale made of

Answer 21

Deltas and Continental shelf