Question

Choose the most likely scenario for how this rock formed. You can infer the environmental conditions where the rock formed from the characteristics of the clasts. For example, in places where sediments are affected by high-energy waves or wind, clasts will be weathered to a similar size and thus will be well sorted. In places with quiet, calm water, small clasts like mud are most likely to accumulate in thin layers.A.) Sediments were pounded by waves along a coast before they were covered by other sediments and cemented together.B.) Rocks eroded from mountains were deposited over a short time in a dry environment, where they were buried by other sediments and cemented into rock.C.) Sediments blown by wind accumulated in dunes over time and were gradually buried and cemented together.D.) Sediment from the bottom of a calm lake was laid down gradually and cemented into rock.

Answer 1

Answer:

C.) Sediments blown by wind accumulated in dunes over time and were gradually buried and cemented together.

Explanation:

• The higher energy wind environments are composed of the fast-moving and agitated environment stat carry the particle of particles of a larger grain size and typically occurring in a shallow lakes and rivers as well as deserts.

• These sediments thus get deposited at the bottoms and are formed and deposited as mud and most likely to accumulate as layers forms and get sedimented at the bottoms.