Name: Elliot Engelsbel
Points:
/42
Score:
Chapter 6: Using Sedimentary Rocks to Interpret Earth History
6.6
(33 points)
Identify all of the samples listed below. Fill in the chart on the next page. Hand in the chart
along with the lab answer sheet.
Sample #s: 1-4, 6-9, 11, 13, & 18.
Arkose
Chalk
Fossiliferous Limestone
Rock Salt
Breccia
Conglomerate
Limestone
Shale
Coquina
Quartz Sandstone
Siltstone
6.7
(6 points)
Read section 6.5.1 in the Lab Manual pages to assist you with answering
House-sized block - Glacial Ice
Boulder - turbulent stream during a flood
Cobble - Fast-moving stream
Sand - Ocean wave
Silt - very slow-moving stream
Mud - quiet water
6.8
(2 points)
Read section 6.5.1 in the Lab Manual pages to assist you with answering
(a) Aeolian sediment
(b) Glacier
6.9
(1 point)
Read section 6.5.2 in the Lab Manual pages to assist you with answering
Conglomerate would contain clasts that have been transported a longer distance since the rounded
shape means it has been worn down during transport.
