Question

Match the following with the given options.

1. weathered rock, bone fragments, soil, and other particles carried by wind, water, and ice
2. breaking-down process that changes the minerals in rock
3. chemical sedimentary rock hanging from the ceiling of a cave
4. an individual particle or grain in sedimentary rock
5. chemical sedimentary rock growing from the floor of a cave
6. chemical sedimentary rock formed when minerals are left behind by evaporated water
Options:
a. clast
b. degradation
c. evaporite
d. sediment
e. stalactite
f. stalagmite

Answer 1

1. D
2.b
3.e
4.a
5.f
6.c

Answer 2

Sediment

1. weathered rock, bone fragments, soil, and other particles carried by wind, water, and ice

Degradation

2. breaking-down process that changes the minerals in rock

Evaporite

6. chemical sedimentary rock formed when minerals are left behind by evaporated water

Clast

4. an individual particle or grain in sedimentary rock

Stalactite

3. chemical sedimentary rock hanging from the ceiling of a cave

Stalagmite

5. chemical sedimentary rock growing from the floor of a cave

Step-by-step explanation: