Why can mineral color be unreliable for identification? 

Compaction and cementation of grains occurs during __________.

Geologists call individual layers of sedimentary rocks __________, whereas several of them together are called __________.

A shale differs from a mudstone in that it __________.

The sedimentary rocks breccia and conglomerate most commonly form in a __________ environment.

The primary difference between breccia and conglomerate is that conglomerate __________.

Assess the sediments in the figure below and identify which would most likely lithify into a shale?

Thick accumulations of sediments and fossils in the deep ocean tend to be __________-sized because of the low amount of energy in the environment.

A sedimentary rock which contains environmental clues, such as grey-green mudstones with laminations and freshwater fossils, would mostly likely indicate which depositional environment?