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Determine whether each of the statements below is true or false.

1
Sediment forms as a result of rock weathering.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2
Clastic sedimentary rocks do not contain particles that have been altered as a result of chemical weathering.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3
Weathering is an important part of the process whereby sediment becomes sedimentary rock.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4
Sedimentary rocks never contain valuable natural resources because they are highly weathered.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5
Sediments only form as a result of the weathering of igneous rocks.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6
Quartz is a common component of sedimentary rocks because it is resistant to chemical weathering.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7
There is no upper limit to the size a sediment particle can have.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8
Chemical sedimentary rocks are very uncommon.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9
Chemical sedimentary rocks are formed as a result of chemical weathering of other rocks.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10
Chemical sedimentary rocks typically form as precipitates from solutions.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11
Sedimentary rocks reveal a great deal about Earth surface conditions as they were forming.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12
Ripple marks preserved in a sandstone may be used to determine the direction a current was flowing.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
13
Sediment can be transported great distances from its source area before being deposited.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14
Cement that forms to bind sediments is usually precipitated from solution.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
15
Boulders cannot be transported or deposited to form sedimentary rocks.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
16
The grain size of clastic sedimentary rocks may provide clues to the environment in which the sediments were deposited.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
17
Geologists use sedimentary rocks to reconstruct the geologic history of Earth.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
18
Some successions of sedimentary rocks allow geologists to interpret the history of sea-level oscillations on Earth.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
19
Coral reefs are a type of chemical sedimentary rock.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
20
Earth is the only planet with sedimentary rocks.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE





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