Name:____Earth/Space
Date___10/19/15__
Bell Ringer:
What is the most abundant organic sedimentary
rock
Exit Card:
Why is sandstone act as a better underground
reservoir for water or oil instead of shale?
AnswerLimestone
Answer- sandstone is porous so it will act as a filter
allowing water or oil to seep through
Date__10/20/15____
Bell Ringer:
What is the physical and chemical processes that
compact and transform sediments into
sedimentary rocks called ___________________
Answer-
Exit Card:
The percentage of open spaces between grains in a
rock is called
Lithification
Answer
porosity
Date__10/21/15____
Bell Ringer:
Continuous changing and remaking of rocks is
called the
Exit Card:
The process of sediments being laid down on the
ground or sinking to the bottom of water is
called_______?
AnswerRock cycle
Date___10/22/15___
Bell Ringer:
Answer-
Pieces of solid material deposited on Earth’s
surface is called _____________
Exit Card:
Produced when ligh temperature and pressure
affect large areas of Earth’s crust is called
_____________________
Date__10/23/15____
Bell Ringer:
Type of sediment made up of rock and mineral
fragments produced by weathering is
called___________
Exit Card:
Contrasted foliated vs non-foliated
Answer
Deposition
Sediments
Answer
Regional metamorphism
AnswerClastic
Answer
Both are textures of metamorphic rock. Foliated
rocks have distinct banding or layers that formed
perpendicular to pressure. Non-foliated rocks are
crystals with blocky shapes and do not have
banding.