Sediment vocab

A mass of sediment that collects out of the water at the bottom of the ocean. EX: manganese, iron, and phosphorite

• Nodule

• Pelagic

• Oolite

• Diatom

Of the open ocean; refers to the water above the deep ocean basins, sediments of oceanic origin, or organisms of the ocean.

• Nodule

• Pelagic

• Diatom

• Oolite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Hydrogenous sediment formed when calcium carbonate precipitates from warmed seawater as PH rises, forming rounded grains around a shell fragment or other particle

• Oolite

• Nodule

• Pelagic

• Diatom

Earth's most abundant, sucessful, and efficient single-celled phytoplankton. Diatoms posses two interlocking valves made primarily of silica. The valves contribute to biogenous sediments.

• Diatom

• Oolite

• Nodule

• Pelagic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Conversion of sediment into sediment into sedimentary rock by pressure or by the introduction of a mineral cement. EX: grand canyon

• Lithification

• Diatom

• Oolite

• Pelagic

Particles of organic or inorganic matter that accumulate in a loose, unconsolidated form. EX: most of the ocean floor

• Sediments

• Lithification

• Diatom

• Oolite

Sediment of at least 30% biological origin.

• Ooze

• Sediments

• Lithification

• Diatom

Naturally occuring inorganic crystaline material w/specific chemical structure.

EX: nodules

• Mineral

• Ooze

• Sediments

• Lithification

Translucent oblong particles of clear long oval shaped particles of glass.

EX: extraterrestrial sediment

• Microtelcitities

• Terrigenous

• Netric

• Hydrogenous

Stuff from land that is in the water that got moved by water+wind.

EX: quartz sand, clays

• Microtelcitities

• Terrigenous

• Netric

• Hydrogenous