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Section 6.1 Formation of Sedimentary Rock pages 134-140
Fill in the blank.
1.
___________________________ are small pieces of rock that have been deposited on Earth’s surface by wind, water, ice,
gravity, or chemical precipitation.
2.
When sediments become cemented together, they form_________________________________________________.
3.
During ____________________________________________, the minerals in a rock are dissolved or otherwise chemically changed.
4.
During _____________________________________________, minerals remain chemically unchanged, and rock fragments simply
break off the solid rock along fractures or grain boundaries.
5.
The removal and transport of sediment is called ______________________________________________.
6.
The four main agents of erosion are _______________________, _______________________, ____________________, and __________________.
7.
As a result of _____________________________________, sediments are laid down on the ground or on the bottom of bodies of
water.
8.
Glaciers and landslides tend to create ________________________________ in which sediments of different sizes are mixed
together.
9.
The physical and chemical process called _______________________________ transforms sediments into sedimentary rocks.
10. The weight of overlying sediments forces the sediment grains closer together, causing physical change is called
________________________________________.
11. The process by which mineral growth binds grains together in solid rock is _________________________________________.
12. The best known feature of sedimentary rocks are________________________________________.
6.2 Types of Sedimentary Rocks pages 141-144
1.
What are clastic sedimentary rocks?
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2.
Clastic means _________________________________.
3.
If the sedimentary rock contains gravel sized particles then it is called ________________________________.
4.
What is the difference between conglomerates and breccia? (ven-diagram, T-chart, compare/contrast, etc.)
5.
Sandstone is what type of sedimentary rock? ____________________________________________. What type of particles make up
sandstone? _________________________________________________ Where is it found?
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6.
What is porosity? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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7.
Shale is what type of sedimentary rock? _________________________________________________. What type of particles make up
shale? _______________________________________________________. Where is it found?_________________________________________________
8.
From what is a biochemical rock formed? _______________________________________________________________________________________
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