Question

question 10
1 pts
hopefully now you are understanding how the sedimentary rock can help geologists interpret the depositional environment where the sediment accumulated and the rock formed. now its your turn. detrital sedimentary rocks would predominate in all of the following environments except _______.
swamps
salt flats
river floodplains
deserts

Explanation:

Detrital sedimentary rocks form from the accumulation of fragments of pre - existing rocks. Swamps, river floodplains, and deserts can have significant amounts of such fragments. Salt flats are areas where evaporites (formed from evaporation of water) predominate rather than detrital sedimentary rocks.

Answer:

B. salt flats