Question 1

-List the particle names and corresponding grain size, from smallest to largest, using the Wentworth scale of grain size.

Accepted Answer

The Wentworth scale of grain size catego

Question 2

High-energy environments are most likely to deposit which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) clay-sized particles 
B) cosmogenous sediments 
C) large particles such as gravel 
D) manganese nodules 
E) silt-sized particles 
A) clay-sized particles 
B) cosmogenous sediments 
C) large particles such as gravel 
D) manganese nodules 
E) silt-sized particles

Question 3

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-manganese nodules

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

All of the following are lithogenous sediments except:

Accepted Answer

A) beach sand. 
B) diatom ooze. 
C) glacial deposits. 
D) clays. 
E) volcanic particles. 
A) beach sand. 
B) diatom ooze. 
C) glacial deposits. 
D) clays. 
E) volcanic particles.

Question 5

Calcareous ooze is found in cooler waters at depth around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-turbidite

Accepted Answer

A) depth at which calcium carbonate begins to dissolve 
B) microscopic biogenous sediment 
C) associated with submarine canyons and deep-sea alluvial fans 
D) depth at which all calcium carbonate is in solution (i.e. dissolved) 
E) associated with glacial deposits
F)particle size classification 
A) depth at which calcium carbonate begins to dissolve 
B) microscopic biogenous sediment 
C) associated with submarine canyons and deep-sea alluvial fans 
D) depth at which all calcium carbonate is in solution (i.e. dissolved) 
E) associated with glacial deposits
F)particle size classification

Question 7

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 8

The particles found in some sediment that suggests that an extraterrestrial impact event are:

Accepted Answer

A) tektites. 
B) oozes. 
C) clays. 
D) silt. 
E) evaporites. 
A) tektites. 
B) oozes. 
C) clays. 
D) silt. 
E) evaporites.

Question 9

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-ice rafting

Accepted Answer

A) depth at which calcium carbonate begins to dissolve 
B) microscopic biogenous sediment 
C) associated with submarine canyons and deep-sea alluvial fans 
D) depth at which all calcium carbonate is in solution (i.e. dissolved) 
E) associated with glacial deposits
F)particle size classification 
A) depth at which calcium carbonate begins to dissolve 
B) microscopic biogenous sediment 
C) associated with submarine canyons and deep-sea alluvial fans 
D) depth at which all calcium carbonate is in solution (i.e. dissolved) 
E) associated with glacial deposits
F)particle size classification

Question 10

Calcium carbonate, phosphates, and manganese may precipitate out of solution to form deposits on the ocean floor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A glacial deposit is well sorted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Sediments with an extraterrestrial origin are called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Coastal sand dunes are usually well sorted due to winds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cosmogenous sediment consists of two main types of sediment:

Accepted Answer

A) microscopic spherules and macroscopic meteor debris. 
B) microscopic spherules and abyssal clays. 
C) biogenous oozes and macroscopic meteor debris. 
D) abyssal clays and evaporites. 
E) biogenous oozes and evaporites. 
A) microscopic spherules and macroscopic meteor debris. 
B) microscopic spherules and abyssal clays. 
C) biogenous oozes and macroscopic meteor debris. 
D) abyssal clays and evaporites. 
E) biogenous oozes and evaporites.

Question 15

Which of the following contains silica (SiO₂)?

Accepted Answer

A) coccolithophores 
B) corals 
C) foraminiferans 
D) phosphorites 
E) radiolarians 
A) coccolithophores 
B) corals 
C) foraminiferans 
D) phosphorites 
E) radiolarians

-List the particle names and corresponding grain size, from smallest to largest, using the Wentworth scale of grain size.

High-energy environments are most likely to deposit which one of the following?

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -manganese nodules

All of the following are lithogenous sediments except:

Calcareous ooze is found in cooler waters at depth around the world.

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -turbidite

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

The particles found in some sediment that suggests that an extraterrestrial impact event are:

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -ice rafting

Calcium carbonate, phosphates, and manganese may precipitate out of solution to form deposits on the ocean floor.

A glacial deposit is well sorted.

Sediments with an extraterrestrial origin are called:

Coastal sand dunes are usually well sorted due to winds.

Cosmogenous sediment consists of two main types of sediment:

Which of the following contains silica (SiO₂)?

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Exam 4: Marine Sediments

-List the particle names and corresponding grain size, from smallest to largest, using the Wentworth scale of grain size.

High-energy environments are most likely to deposit which one of the following?

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -manganese nodules

All of the following are lithogenous sediments except:

Calcareous ooze is found in cooler waters at depth around the world.

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -turbidite

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

The particles found in some sediment that suggests that an extraterrestrial impact event are:

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -ice rafting

Calcium carbonate, phosphates, and manganese may precipitate out of solution to form deposits on the ocean floor.

A glacial deposit is well sorted.

Sediments with an extraterrestrial origin are called:

Coastal sand dunes are usually well sorted due to winds.

Cosmogenous sediment consists of two main types of sediment:

Which of the following contains silica (SiO₂)?

Introduction to Planet Earth

Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Provinces

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interaction

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Water Dynamics

Tides

The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

The Coastal Ocean

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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