2-3 Sedimentary Rock

Question 1

layers of rock

Answer 1

strata

Question 2

the process in which sedimentary rock are arranged in layers

Answer 2

stratification

Question 3

grains of sand that may be compacted and cemented together

Answer 3

sandstone

Question 4

rock or mineral fragments that cement together

Answer 4

clastic sedimentary rock

Question 5

rock or mineral fragments

Answer 5

clasts

Question 6

when minerals crystallize out of a solution to become rock

Answer 6

chemical sedimentary rock

Question 7

sedimentary rock from the remains of once-living plants and animals

Answer 7

organic sedimentary rock

Question 8

remains of animals that once lived

Answer 8

fossils

Question 9

huge colonies of coral

Answer 9

reefs

Question 10

animal remains that become cemented together

Answer 10

fossiliferous limestone

Question 11

the motion of wind and water on lakes, oceans, rivers, and sand dunes

Answer 11

ripple marks

Question 12

structures with fine-grained sediment at the bottom of a shallow body of water that expose to the air and dry out

Answer 12

mud cracks

Question 13

organic sedimentary rock that forms from the action of heat and pressure on plant material over millions of years

Answer 13

coal

Question 14

tiny pieces or fragments of rock

Answer 14

sediment

Question 15

skeletons of tiny organisms

Answer 15

coral