SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Question 1

sedimentary rock

5% of earths outer 16km

Answer 1

form from precipitation, sedimentation and accumulation of weathered rock material (soil)

Question 2

Important?

Answer 2

coal, fertilizer, construction

Question 3

Diagenesis
recrystallization
Lithification

Answer 3

all of the chemical, physical, and biologic changes that take place after sediments are deposited

Question 4

recrystallization

Answer 4

replacement of more stable minerals

Question 5

Lithification

Answer 5

TRANSFORMED TO A SOLID

Question 6

Continental

Answer 6

Rivers and Streams•Glacial (tills, moraines)•Wind

Question 7

Transitional (shoreline)

Answer 7

tidal flats•Beaches•Lagoons•Deltas

Question 8

detrital

sandstone, silt, shale

Answer 8

sediment transported as a solid

Question 9

chemical

linestone

Answer 9

chemical sediment that was in a solution

Question 10

organic

Answer 10

from carbon rich tissues

Question 11

Niagara Escarpment Tunnel

Answer 11

review notes

Question 12

shale

(fissility)

Answer 12

splits into thin layers

most common detrital type

Question 13

sandstone

Answer 13

Cemented sand-sized particles•
20% of sedimentary rocks are sandstone•
Transported by wind and water•Quartz (durable)

Question 14

very coarse

Answer 14

conglomerate

breccia

Question 15

Evaporites

Answer 15

NaCl

Question 16

Limestone

Answer 16

most abundant chemical rock