1.
The most likely place to find a deposit of well-sorted and rounded quartz sand would be: Beach
2.
Bedding that varies from coarse at the bottom to fine at the top is called: Graded
3.
Which of the following is a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock? Shale
4.
What is the distinction between a conglomerate and a breccia?
Particle Shape
5.
As sediments are buried under successive layers of younger sediments the grains will press
together in ever tighter arrangements until, finally, most original void space is
lost. What is this
process called?
Compaction
6.
What is the origin of coal? Alteration of plant material
7.
You are climbing in the Himalayan Mountains and find a coquina limestone (containing clam
fossils). Therefore you know the sedimentary environment for this area was once: Marine
8.
After deposition, sediment undergoes a complex variety of alterations that change the
unconsolidated material to a solid rock. What term do we use for this combination of
alterations?
Lithification
9.
______ deposits are those deposits laid down by rivers: Fluvial
10.
Arkose is a sedimentary rock derived from the physical weathering of: Granite
11.
The most common type of cement found lithifying sedimentary rock is: Quartz and Calcite
12.
Currents caused by muddy waters which due to their weight flow rapidly downslope are called
__________ currents. Turbidity
13.
Which of the following rocks is most likely to contain fossils?
Limestone
