Question 1

Which of the following is not an important control on oceanic sediment accumulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  degree of preservation 
B)  dilution 
C)  input from other sediment types 
D)  rate of deposition 
E)  All of the above factors are important. 
A)  degree of preservation 
B)  dilution 
C)  input from other sediment types 
D)  rate of deposition 
E)  All of the above factors are important.

Question 2

The K-T Event is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a catastrophic event that quickly cooled the Earth's climate resulting in the extinction of the dinosaurs. 
B)  a layer of iron and nickel deposits in shallow water off the Caribbean coast of Mexico. 
C)  associated with a time period in which amphibians evolved and colonized land. 
D)  the period during which tree ferns and large flowering plants dominated the landscape. 
E)  the start of a long period of global warming during which animals increased their terrestrial distribution to include all land masses. 
A)  a catastrophic event that quickly cooled the Earth's climate resulting in the extinction of the dinosaurs. 
B)  a layer of iron and nickel deposits in shallow water off the Caribbean coast of Mexico. 
C)  associated with a time period in which amphibians evolved and colonized land. 
D)  the period during which tree ferns and large flowering plants dominated the landscape. 
E)  the start of a long period of global warming during which animals increased their terrestrial distribution to include all land masses.

Question 3

Sediments derived form preexisting rocks are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  cosmogenous. 
B)  biogenous. 
C)  hydrogenous. 
D)  lithogenous. 
E)  volcagenic. 
A)  cosmogenous. 
B)  biogenous. 
C)  hydrogenous. 
D)  lithogenous. 
E)  volcagenic.

Question 4

A well-sorted sand deposit with rounded particles might be called immature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In general, polar neritic sediment has more:

Accepted Answer

A)  clay than in temperate waters. 
B)  coral debris than in tropical waters. 
C)  rock and gravel than in tropical waters. 
D)  shell fragments than in temperate waters. 
E)  silt and sand than in tropical waters. 
A)  clay than in temperate waters. 
B)  coral debris than in tropical waters. 
C)  rock and gravel than in tropical waters. 
D)  shell fragments than in temperate waters. 
E)  silt and sand than in tropical waters.

Question 6

Refer to the figure below illustrating the world-wide distribution of marine sediments. Different areas of ocean sediments are indicated by different numbers. Use these numbers to answer the question(s) below.
  
-Sediments that are derived primarily from the weathering on continental material are indicated by the number(s):

Accepted Answer

A)  1. 
B)  2. 
C)  2 & 3. 
D)  3 &4. 
E)  1 & 5. 
A)  1. 
B)  2. 
C)  2 & 3. 
D)  3 &4. 
E)  1 & 5.

Question 7

Sediments which are poorly sorted and made of a variety of minerals could have been deposited by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a glacier. 
B)  a river delta. 
C)  turbidity currents. 
D)  a volcanic eruption. 
E)  the wind. 
A)  a glacier. 
B)  a river delta. 
C)  turbidity currents. 
D)  a volcanic eruption. 
E)  the wind.

Question 8

In contrast to manganese nodules which form on the abyssal plain, phosphate-rich nodules form in:

Accepted Answer

A)  continental shelf waters.. 
B)  estuaries. 
C)  hydrothermal vent areas. 
D)  intermediate to shallow depth water. 
E)  mid-ocean ridges. 
A)  continental shelf waters.. 
B)  estuaries. 
C)  hydrothermal vent areas. 
D)  intermediate to shallow depth water. 
E)  mid-ocean ridges.

Question 9

Create a table detailing the four types of marine sediments and their source (parent) material.

Accepted Answer

Sure, here is a table detailing the four

Question 10

The deposition of radiolarian oozes is affected by the carbonate compensation depth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The element found in some sediments which suggest that a meteorite or asteroid impact occurred nearby is:

Accepted Answer

A)  iridium. 
B)  manganese. 
C)  strontium. 
D)  uranium. 
E)  yttrium. 
A)  iridium. 
B)  manganese. 
C)  strontium. 
D)  uranium. 
E)  yttrium.

Question 12

The most likely place to find abundant manganese nodules is on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  abyssal plain far from a continent. 
B)  continental rise. 
C)  continental shelf. 
D)  crest of a mid-ocean ridge. 
E)  All of the above locations contain manganese nodules. 
A)  abyssal plain far from a continent. 
B)  continental rise. 
C)  continental shelf. 
D)  crest of a mid-ocean ridge. 
E)  All of the above locations contain manganese nodules.

Which of the following is not an important control on oceanic sediment accumulation?

The K-T Event is:

Sediments derived form preexisting rocks are called:

A well-sorted sand deposit with rounded particles might be called immature.

In general, polar neritic sediment has more:

Sediments which are poorly sorted and made of a variety of minerals could have been deposited by:

In contrast to manganese nodules which form on the abyssal plain, phosphate-rich nodules form in:

Create a table detailing the four types of marine sediments and their source (parent) material.

The deposition of radiolarian oozes is affected by the carbonate compensation depth.

The element found in some sediments which suggest that a meteorite or asteroid impact occurred nearby is:

The most likely place to find abundant manganese nodules is on the:

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Exam 4: Marine Sediments

Which of the following is not an important control on oceanic sediment accumulation?

The K-T Event is:

Sediments derived form preexisting rocks are called:

A well-sorted sand deposit with rounded particles might be called immature.

In general, polar neritic sediment has more:

Sediments which are poorly sorted and made of a variety of minerals could have been deposited by:

In contrast to manganese nodules which form on the abyssal plain, phosphate-rich nodules form in:

Create a table detailing the four types of marine sediments and their source (parent) material.

The deposition of radiolarian oozes is affected by the carbonate compensation depth.

The element found in some sediments which suggest that a meteorite or asteroid impact occurred nearby is:

The most likely place to find abundant manganese nodules is on the:

Introduction to Planet Earth

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

Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer

Animals of the Pelagic Environment

Animals of the Benthic Environment

The Oceans and Climate Change

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