| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Broken down rocks that form sedimentary rock are called... | Clasts |
| What creates clasts? | Erosion |
| What is the process of rock created by sand and minerals settling on the bottom of bodies of water? | Compaction and Cementation |
| What is the space between sediment called? | Porosity |
| What happens in compaction? | Rocks combine |
| What happens in cementation? | Minerals from water cements the rocks together |
| What is the other name for clasts? | Detritus |
| What creates Conglomerate type rock? | Gravel |
| What can be concluded from the clast size? | The enviroment it was formed in |
| What creates Sandstone type rock? | Sand |
| What makes Siltstone type rock? | Silt or fine mud |
| What makes Shale type rock? | Very fine mud |
| What can you find using clast composition? | Where the sources for the rock came from |
| What does chemical sedimentary rock have to deal with? | Saturation in water |
| Precipitation is formed when the saturation of the water is too full to contain more minerals. What appears from the saturated water? | Microcrystals |
| Evaporation is formed when water is evaporated from the mineral rich water. How does rock from? | The crystals appear after the water is gone. |
| Biochemical sedimentary rock that is like coal is formed from what? | Biological matter |
| What must be present for Biochemical sedimentary rock that is like coal to form? | Water over dead matter |
| What is Biochemical sedimentary rock made from if it is not made like coal? | Shells |
| How can you indicate the presence of coal? | Sandstone layers |
| How are Biochemical rocks fromed from shells classified? | By the shell types |
| How does soft dead matter become soft coal and soft coal into hard coal? | By pressure of the layers above it |
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