Exam 7: Sedimentary Rocks

Detrital sedimentary rocks are classified according to clast size, whereas chemical sedimentary rocks are classified based on their dominant minerals.

Which of the following textural terms describes the texture of nonclastic chemical sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following parts of the carbon cycles shows the most active movement of carbon between spheres?

The raw material for coal is dead marine organisms.

List three major energy resources that are derived from sedimentary rocks.

Particle shape is the primary basis for distinguishing among various detrital sedimentary rocks.

Name a sedimentary rock that will sequester CO₂ in the geosphere.

Consider the shallow ocean basins and current climate in the Persian Gulf.What kind of rocks would you expect to be forming there, and how would they form?

Which of the following represents the single most common and characteristic structures in sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following trace materials produces bright-red colors in some cherts?

________ is the process that converts sediments into a sedimentary rock.

A ________ describes the observation of successive changes in a laterally continuous sedimentary layer that are visible and are interpreted as a result of many depositional processes taking place over a large area.

Which is the most abundant chemical sedimentary rock?

________ is a biochemical sedimentary rock that often forms in carbonate reefs.

Which minerals are the main constituents in most sedimentary rocks?

________ describes the range in particle sizes in a detrital sedimentary rock.

What are two examples of inorganic limestone?

Which of the following best describes the appearance and composition of a conglomerate?

________ processes, such as evaporation or precipitation, can precipitate chemical sediments.

List three common natural cements used in cementation of sedimentary rocks.