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What are two different sediment type examples?
* Clay * Silt * Sand * Pebbles * Cobbles * Boulders * Gravel
In what order are sediments deposited by running water that slows down?
Boulders-cobbles-pebbles-sand-silt-clay
A conglomerate is a rock that forms as result of?
Conglomerate forms as a result of the consolidation of sediments which contain rounded pebbles, cobbles, or even boulders of rocks of various types. The rocks that make up the conglomerate are compacted and are cemented together by silica, clay, iron, or calcitic mineral cements which bind all of the clasts together.
What are moraines basically made up of is it clay and rock?
Moraines are made up of clasts ranging from very fine (clay) up to very large (boulders) and the intermediate clast sizes (silt, sand, gravel and cobbles)
What Can be found in sedimentary?
Fossils, sand grains, rocks, pebbles, boulders, clay particles, calcite, ancient plant debris--all depending on the rock's formation.
What sedimentary rock is measured by the wentworth scale of grain?
The Wentworth Scale commonly measures grains of boulders, cobble, gravel, pebbles, sand, silt, clay and calloid.
Why does water pass through pebbles but not through the clay surface?
clay isn`t coarse enough but pebbles are
What are four grain sizes in order from smallest to largest?
1)Clay-sized 2)Silt-sized 3)Sand-sized 4)Pebbles
What materials are found in sedimentary rock?
Oil and gas were formed after layers of organic matter were covered by sedimentary deposits, so are found in or below sedimentary rocks today
What is it called when boulders sand clay and silt drop from a glacier?
Slump
What is a ground up rock and boulders in a hard stony clay called?
till
What type of particles of soil allow the least porosity?
Sand, Clay and Pebbles.
