Exam 7: Sedimentary Environments

This sandstone consists of well-sorted sand grains, was deposited on land, and locally contains large cross beds. What is the most likely environment in which it formed?

Which environment is least likely to deposit siltstone or shale?

Carbonate rocks exposed at the surface in wet environments will:

Which of the following resources do sedimentary deposits or rocks NOT commonly host?

What is the main difference between conglomerate and breccia?

Sedimentary clasts are:

Which environment is a setting that can deposit sand?

Which environment is most likely to deposit a breccia?

Which of the following does NOT correctly match a rock with a possible environment in which that rock forms?

Which of the following times indicates a regression?

The effect of transportation on a pebble's particle size is best summarized by which statement?

How does a cross bed form?

This photograph shows chert. How does it form?

Sedimentary environments on land differ because of variations in:

The advance of the sea across a region is known as a:

Most of the exposed surface of the Earth is covered with:

Because shales and siltstones are easily eroded, the areas where they are exposed typically:

The angular clasts typical of breccia indicate what about the distance of transport?

The large cross beds in these rocks indicate that the sediment was deposited:

Which of the following processes is NOT considered to be chemical weathering?