Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary rocks form a thin cover that wraps about....................of the surface of the Earth's solid mass.

• 5%

• 75%

• 71%

• 57%

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

When you pass a weak stream of water in the basin by a mixture of gravel, sand and shingle, the water takes on its way

• a grains of smooth sand.

• grains of sand and shingle.

• pieces of gravel.

• all of the previous answers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The sequence of sedimentary rocks formation is........................................

• erosion - sedimentation - transportation.

• erosion - transportation - sedimentation.

• sedimentation - erosion - transportation.

• transportation - erosion - sedimentation

............................are examples of sedimentary rocks.

• Granite and basalt

• Marble and sandstone

• Sandstone and limestone

• Basalt and limestone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The main component of sandstone is.....................

• quartz mineral.

• feldspar mineral.

• mica mineral.

• all of the previous answers.

................................ is yellow in colour and has a coarse texture.

• Sand

• Sandstone

• Limestone

• Granite

Limestone has a ......................

• white colour with coarse texture.

• yellow colour with coarse texture.

• yellow colour with smooth texture.

• white colour with smooth texture.

Limestone consists of precipitation of................................. in lime solutions.

• magnesium carbonate

• calcium sulphate

• calcium carbonate

• magnesium sulphate

.......................gas evolves when hydrochloric acid reacts with limestone.

• Carbon monoxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

We can differentiate between sandstone and limestone by .............................

• dil.hydrochloric acid (HCI)

• colour.

• texture.

• all of the previous answers.