Question

a) brown siltstone b) red sandstone c) conglomerate d) 5) the profile below shows the average diameter of sediment that was sorted and deposited in specific areas a, b, c, and d by a stream entering an ocean. stream ocean 6.4 cm 0.2 cm 0.006 cm 0.0004 cm 0.00001 cm area a area b area c area d bedrock sediments as compaction and cementation of these sediments eventually occur, which area will become siltstone? a) a b) b c) c d) d 6) fossilized jellyfish found in wisconsin

Explanation:

Siltstone is formed from silt - sized particles. Silt particles have a diameter range of 0.002 - 0.06 mm (or 0.0002 - 0.006 cm). Area C has sediment diameters in the range that corresponds to silt - sized particles. Compaction and cementation of these sediments will form siltstone.

Answer:

C