Biochemical Rocks vs Classic

Rocks made of broken rocks and minerals

• biochemical

• cementation

• chemical

• clasts

• clastic

Rocks that form when minerals crystallize from water

• biochemical

• cementation

• chemical

• clasts

• clastic

Process that squeezes sediment together

• biochemical

• cementation

• compaction

• clasts

• clastic

Rocks made from the remains of organisms

• biochemical

• cementation

• compaction

• clasts

• clastic

Process that binds sediment together

• biochemical

• cementation

• compaction

• clasts

• clastic

Pieces of rocks and minerals in a sedimentary rock

• biochemical

• cementation

• compaction

• clasts

• clastic

is NOT a clastic sedimentary rock.

• Sandstone

• Rock gypsum

• Conglomerate

Chemical sedimentary rocks often have a(n) ___________ texture.

• grainy and gritty

• smooth and glassy

• interlocking crystalline

______________ is a biochemical sedimentary rock.

• Sandstone

• Limestone

• Conglomerate

What do rounded clasts indicate?

• The rock is biochemical.

• The rock is not well cemented.

• The rock was moved by flowing water.