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Sedimentary Rock Review
Test Description: Sedimentary rock review based on the NYS ESRT
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which rock can be considered mono-mineralic?
A
obsidian
B
limestone
C
sandstone
D
rhyolite
2) What rock has rounded fragments?
A
Conglomerate
B
Breccia
C
Granite
D
Limestone
3) What is the size range for sand grains?
A
0.0004 - 0.006 cm
B
1 - 5 cm
C
0.006 - 0.2 cm
D
0.2 - 0.4 cm
4) Which rock is composed of compacted plant remains?
A
Coal
B
Breccia
C
Limestone
D
Rock Salt
5) What is the most common type of texture among sedimentary rocks?
A
Rough
B
Clastic
C
Bioclastic
D
Smooth
6) What is the grain size of a rock with crystalline texture?
A
Medium
B
Small
C
Fine to coarse
D
Big
7) What is the difference between conglomerate and breccia?
A
Shape of the clasts
B
Size of the clasts
C
Their origin of formation
D
No difference
8) What does clastic mean?
A
IDK
B
Pieces of other rock
C
Grain size
D
Levels within society.
9) What does mono-mineralic mean?
A
Made of four minerals
B
Made of ten minerals
C
Made of one mineral
D
Made of many minerals
10) What is the definition of lithification?
A
Made into rock
B
Made into sediment
C
Made into soap
D
Made into sand
11) How are inorganic land derived sedimentary rocks made?
A
Chemically
B
Evaporation
C
Precipitation
D
Compaction and cementation
12) What inorganic rock is made of the smallest sediment?
A
Sandstone
B
Breccia
C
Conglomerate
D
Shale
13) What rock splits easily?
A
Siltstone
B
Granite
C
Shale
D
Gneiss
14) What does bioclastic mean?
A
Composed of sneakers
B
Composed of pieces of other rock
C
Composed of pieces of once living things
D
Composed of diamonds
15) In what environment do most sedimentary rocks form?
A
Ice
B
Dry
C
Water
D
Wind
16) What is the law of superposition?
A
Older rocks are on top
B
Older rocks are on the bottom
C
Older rocks don't exist
D
Older rocks are in the middle
17) What type of rock are fossils found in?
A
Igneous
B
Metamorphic
C
Sedimentary
D
Gneiss
18) What type of sediments gets deposited first?
A
None
B
Medium
C
Small
D
Large
19) Why are most sediments usually rounded?
A
Formed in the desert
B
Formed in a watery environment
C
Formed in glaciers
D
Formed from wind
20) What does stratification mean?
A
Dots
B
Footprints
C
Layers
D
Circles
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