Question 1

metal sulfides

Accepted Answer

A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment 
A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment

Question 2

coccolithophores

Accepted Answer

A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment 
A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment

Question 3

All of the following statements are true of ocean sediments except:

Accepted Answer

A)  ocean sediments are thickest in pelagic waters overlying the abyssal plain. 
B)  ocean sediments can include the fossilized remains of ancient marine life. 
C)  ocean sediments form from the remains of living organisms falling to the ocean floor. 
D)  ocean sediments include the remains of ancient rocks of cosmic origin. 
E)  ocean sediments may be composed of chemical precipitates such as calcium carbonate or manganese. 
A)  ocean sediments are thickest in pelagic waters overlying the abyssal plain. 
B)  ocean sediments can include the fossilized remains of ancient marine life. 
C)  ocean sediments form from the remains of living organisms falling to the ocean floor. 
D)  ocean sediments include the remains of ancient rocks of cosmic origin. 
E)  ocean sediments may be composed of chemical precipitates such as calcium carbonate or manganese.

Question 4

halite

Accepted Answer

A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment 
A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment

Question 5

silaceous ooze

Accepted Answer

A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment 
A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment

Question 6

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. 
-Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) glaciers 
B) rivers 
C) shell fragments 
D) turbidity currents 
E) volcanic ash 
A) glaciers 
B) rivers 
C) shell fragments 
D) turbidity currents 
E) volcanic ash

Question 7

Discuss the sources of biogenous sediments.

Accepted Answer

Biogenous sediments are composed of the

Question 8

The type of marine sediment that forms the thickest deposits world-wide is:

Accepted Answer

A)  abyssal clay deposits. 
B)  manganese nodule deposits. 
C)  neritic coarse lithogenous sediment deposits. 
D)  neritic siliceous sediment deposits. 
E)  pelagic biogenous calcareous deposits. 
A)  abyssal clay deposits. 
B)  manganese nodule deposits. 
C)  neritic coarse lithogenous sediment deposits. 
D)  neritic siliceous sediment deposits. 
E)  pelagic biogenous calcareous deposits.

Question 9

A very important way to increase the settling rate of fine particles in the open ocean is via:

Accepted Answer

A)  carbonate dissolution. 
B)  deposit feeders. 
C)  fecal pellets. 
D)  precipitation. 
E)  wind. 
A)  carbonate dissolution. 
B)  deposit feeders. 
C)  fecal pellets. 
D)  precipitation. 
E)  wind.

Question 10

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. 
-Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) chalk 
B) coccolithophores 
C) diatoms 
D) foraminiferans 
E) stromatolites 
A) chalk 
B) coccolithophores 
C) diatoms 
D) foraminiferans 
E) stromatolites

Question 11

How does the analysis of marine sediments provide information about the climate of the ancient Earth?

Accepted Answer

The analysis of marine sediments provide

Question 12

diatomaceous ooze

Accepted Answer

A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment 
A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment

Question 13

Texture refers to the size and shape of sediment particles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. 
-Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) halides 
B) manganese nodules 
C) metal sulfides 
D) phosphates 
E) tektites 
A) halides 
B) manganese nodules 
C) metal sulfides 
D) phosphates 
E) tektites

Question 15

A pelagic clay contains lots of material that settles to the seafloor through the water column and are:

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 30% biogenous material. 
B)  more than 30% biogenous material. 
C)  more than 30% hydrogenous material. 
D)  less than 30% neritic material. 
E)  more than 30% neritic material. 
A)  less than 30% biogenous material. 
B)  more than 30% biogenous material. 
C)  more than 30% hydrogenous material. 
D)  less than 30% neritic material. 
E)  more than 30% neritic material.

Question 16

Sediments derived from weathered rock and volcanic activity are called biogenous sediments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The organisms in this photograph would most likely produce oceanic sediments that are:

Accepted Answer

A)  calcareous. 
B)  cosmogenous. 
C)  lithogenous. 
D)  neritic. 
E)  siliceous. 
A)  calcareous. 
B)  cosmogenous. 
C)  lithogenous. 
D)  neritic. 
E)  siliceous.

Question 18

Radiolarian oozes form near the equator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

abyssal clay

Accepted Answer

A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment 
A) terrigenous sediment 
B) biogenous sediment 
C) hydrogenous sediment 
D) cosmogenous sediment

Question 20

All of the following are hydrogenous sediments except:

Accepted Answer

A)  evaporites. 
B)  halites. 
C)  manganese nodule. 
D)  phosphates. 
E)  stromatolites. 
A)  evaporites. 
B)  halites. 
C)  manganese nodule. 
D)  phosphates. 
E)  stromatolites.

metal sulfides

coccolithophores

All of the following statements are true of ocean sediments except:

halite

silaceous ooze

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Discuss the sources of biogenous sediments.

The type of marine sediment that forms the thickest deposits world-wide is:

A very important way to increase the settling rate of fine particles in the open ocean is via:

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

How does the analysis of marine sediments provide information about the climate of the ancient Earth?

diatomaceous ooze

Texture refers to the size and shape of sediment particles.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

A pelagic clay contains lots of material that settles to the seafloor through the water column and are:

Sediments derived from weathered rock and volcanic activity are called biogenous sediments.

The organisms in this photograph would most likely produce oceanic sediments that are:

Radiolarian oozes form near the equator.

abyssal clay

All of the following are hydrogenous sediments except:

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Exam 4: Marine Sediments

metal sulfides

coccolithophores

All of the following statements are true of ocean sediments except:

halite

silaceous ooze

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Discuss the sources of biogenous sediments.

The type of marine sediment that forms the thickest deposits world-wide is:

A very important way to increase the settling rate of fine particles in the open ocean is via:

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

How does the analysis of marine sediments provide information about the climate of the ancient Earth?

diatomaceous ooze

Texture refers to the size and shape of sediment particles.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

A pelagic clay contains lots of material that settles to the seafloor through the water column and are:

Sediments derived from weathered rock and volcanic activity are called biogenous sediments.

The organisms in this photograph would most likely produce oceanic sediments that are:

Radiolarian oozes form near the equator.

abyssal clay

All of the following are hydrogenous sediments except:

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Provinces

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interface

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Water Dynamics

Tides

The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

The Coastal Oceans

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Animals of the Pelagic Environment

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