A detrital rock is named according to the color of the sediments.
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Sandstone is a(n) ____ sedimentary rock.a.chemicalc.organicb.detritald.none of the above
Sedimentary rocks are ____.a.formed from magmab.a type of foliated igneous rockc.formed because of changes in temperature and pressure, or the presence of hot watery fluidsd.formed when loose materials become pressed or cemented together or when minerals form from solutions
Detrital rocks are ____.a.made from broken fragments of other rocksb.formed from magmac.deposited from solutiond.all of the above
Sediments in sedimentary rocks are often ____.a.held together with natural cementsb.formed when atoms of melted minerals rearrange themselvesc.formed when lava erupts from a volcanod.formed by magma trapped below Earth's surface
A kind of sedimentary rock formed from plant material over a long period of time is __________.a.limestoneb.cementationc.coald.compaction
A detrital rock is named according to ____.a.its agec.the shape and size of the sedimentsb.its locationd.the color of the sediments
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