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| _______ sediments are deposited or precipitated as a result of the actions of organisms. |
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| A(n) ____ is a body of sediment deposited when a river flows into standing water, like a lake or sea. |
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| ____ is the process by which sediment grains are selected and separated according to grain size by agent of transportation. |
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| ___ is a sedimentary rock formed by the cementation of coarse angular fragments of rubble. |
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| Sedimentary rock on ____ will enable planetary geologists to one day unravel its history. |
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| _____ are massive deposits of limestone |
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| A _____ is a layer of sedimentary rock with a vertical change in particle size, usually from coarse at the bottom to fine at the top. |
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| _______ is an organic rock formed from the compression and alteration of plant remains such as leaves, twigs, and tree trunks |
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| Which type of carbonate rock is formed at springs? |
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| ___ are features found within sedimentary rock that formed during or shortly after deposition. |
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| Rock salt is composed of the mineral ______. |
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| ______ are sedimentary rocks deposited by direct precipitation of minerals from water. |
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| _____ is a term that describes a series of visible layers in sedimentary rock. |
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| Carbonate rocks contain the _____ ion as part of their chemical composition. |
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| ___ is a hard, compact, very fine-grained sedimentary rock composed entirely of silica. |
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| A(n) ___ is sandstone containing a significant amount of feldspar. |
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| The most common type of sedimentary rocks are ____. |
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| The two primary types of carbonate sedimentary rocks are ___ and dolostone. |
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| A sedimentary rock that consists of sediment grains bound by cement into a rigid framework is called _______. |
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| Continental environments include all of the following except __. |
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| Oil and natural gas originate from _____ in marine sediments |
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| ______ is the general term for the processes that convert loose sediment into sedimentary rock. |
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| ___ are polygonal patterns that form in very fine sediment as it dries. |
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| Sand is mostly composed of ___ grains. |
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| _____ is a coarse-grained sedimentary rock formed by the cementation of rounded gravel |
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| Peat is a brown lightweight unconsolidated deposit that ultimately can transform into ____. |
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| In sandstone, a thick bed will often consist of a series of thinner inclined beds called ____. |
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| Under what conditions is a sediment considered to be well-sorted? |
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| when the grains are nearly all the same size |
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| ______ is the shift to a tighter packing of sediment grains due to the weight of |
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| A(n) ___ is a body of rock of considerable thickness that is large enough to be mappable and with characteristics that distinguish it from adjacent rocks. |
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