Download Sedimentary Rocks Blizzard Bag #1

Sedimentary Rocks Blizzard Bag #1
Use the above chart to answer the questions below. Remember you CAN print this out OR write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper OR you can email me your answers ([email protected])
1.
Conglomerate and Breccia are very similar. What is the difference between the two rocks?
2. What are the grain sizes in order from smallest to largest?
A. ______________________________________________
B. ______________________________________________
C. ______________________________________________
D. ______________________________________________
3.
Using the picture to the left and
the map symbol column list what the 4
rocks are in this sample.
A.
_______________________
B.
_______________________
C.
_______________________
D.
_______________________
4. What mineral is limestone made from? ______________________________________
5. _____ Which two rocks are composed primarily of quartz, feldspar and clay minerals?
A. Rock salt and conglomerate
C. Sandstone and shale
B. Rock salt and breccia
D. Sandstone and limestone
6. _____ Which rock is made up of the largest particles?
A. Conglomerate
C. Rock salt
B. Sandstone
D. Shale
7. _____ Which rock was organically formed and sometimes contains fossilized plant impressions?
A. Rock Gypsum
C. Breccia
B. Phyllite
D. Bituminous Coal
8. _____Most of the rocks shown above were formed by
A. Volcanic eruptions and
crystallization
C. Heat and pressure
D. Melting and cooling
B. Compaction and/or cementation
9. _____Which of the following rocks most likely contains fossils?
A. Scoria
C. Schist
B. Gabbro
D. Shale