Exam 8: From Sediment to Sedimentary Rock

_____ is the process in which substances dissolved in pore water are precipitated out and join grains together.

In the figure below,the accretionary wedge is associated with divergent plate boundaries.

When all the grains in a rock are roughly the same size,the rock is said to be _____.

The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah are primarily composed of _____ sediments.

Seasonal lakes,or _____,are common in arid areas.

Most of the sediment on land is transported by _____.

Discuss the similarities and differences between calcareous and siliceous ooze.

Sandstone results from the lithification of clay-size grains.

In the figure below,a divergent plate boundary contains a sedimentary wedge.

Mudcracks are sedimentary structures formed in wet/dry environments.

Marine evaporite basins form in coastal areas with hot and arid climates.

Since all the grains in the figure below are roughly the same size,the sediment can be said to be _____.

Explain the occurrence of banded iron formations.

In the figure below,a(n)_____ is an area where a freshwater stream meets the ocean.

What are the similarities and differences between peat and coal?

The group of processes that transform sediments into rock is known as _____.

Explain how sedimentary facies can be useful to a geologist.

_____ is the type of sedimentary structure in the figure below.

Clastic sediments can be volcanic in origin.

Fossilized footprints provide inferences about depositional environment.