Properties of Minerals

Question 1

A detrital rock is named according to the color of the sediments.

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F

Question 2

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

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limestone

Question 3

Sandstone is a(n) ____ sedimentary rock.

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detrital

Question 4

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

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cementation

Question 5

Sedimentary rocks are ____.

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formed when loose materials become pressed or cemented together or when minerals form from solutions

Question 6

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

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compaction

Question 7

Detrital rocks are ____.

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made from broken fragments of other rocks

Question 8

Sediments in sedimentary rocks are often ____.

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held together with natural cements

Question 9

A kind of sedimentary rock formed from plant material over a long period of time is __________.

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coal

Question 10

A detrital rock is named according to ____.

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the shape and size of the sediments

Properties of Minerals Answers