Question 1

Sediments that are found on the continental slope and rise and on the deep ocean floor are called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) pelagic sediments 
B) abyssal sediments 
C) evaporites 
D) neritic sediments 
A) pelagic sediments 
B) abyssal sediments 
C) evaporites 
D) neritic sediments

Question 2

Manganese nodules ____.

Accepted Answer

A) are a type of cosmogenous sediment 
B) are almost exclusively found on continental shelves 
C) "grow" very slowly, at an average rate of 1 to 10 millimeters per million years 
D) are inexpensive to collect, and are therefore, widely exploited 
A) are a type of cosmogenous sediment 
B) are almost exclusively found on continental shelves 
C) "grow" very slowly, at an average rate of 1 to 10 millimeters per million years 
D) are inexpensive to collect, and are therefore, widely exploited

Question 3

What type of information can scientists derive from observing deep ocean cores?

Accepted Answer

A) How much light penetrates the ocean 
B) Information about historical changes in Earth's climate 
C) Historical changes in tidal cycles 
D) Direct measurements of salinity over time 
A) How much light penetrates the ocean 
B) Information about historical changes in Earth's climate 
C) Historical changes in tidal cycles 
D) Direct measurements of salinity over time

Question 4

Manganese nodules were discovered during the Challenger expedition and are hydrogenous sediments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A depression along the boundary of a seamount where sediment has built-up is a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) scour moat 
B) guyot 
C) island arc 
D) abyssal plain 
A) scour moat 
B) guyot 
C) island arc 
D) abyssal plain

Sediments that are found on the continental slope and rise and on the deep ocean floor are called ____.

Manganese nodules ____.

What type of information can scientists derive from observing deep ocean cores?

Manganese nodules were discovered during the Challenger expedition and are hydrogenous sediments.

A depression along the boundary of a seamount where sediment has built-up is a(n)____.

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Exam 5: Ocean Sediments

Sediments that are found on the continental slope and rise and on the deep ocean floor are called ____.

Manganese nodules ____.

What type of information can scientists derive from observing deep ocean cores?

Manganese nodules were discovered during the Challenger expedition and are hydrogenous sediments.

A depression along the boundary of a seamount where sediment has built-up is a(n)____.

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Water

Atmospheric Circulation

Ocean Circulation

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Pelagic Communities

Benthic Communities

Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

Filters