Question 1

Sediments produced as a result of chemical reactions in seawater 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 2

diatomaceous ooze

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

oolites

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

abyssal clay

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Beach sand is usually well-sorted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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 questions below.
  
-The sediments that are produced in areas of high primary productivity are indicated by the number(s):

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

High energy environments are most likely to contain 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 8

halite

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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 are 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 are contain manganese nodules.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Sediments found on continental margins are called:

Accepted Answer

A) continental. 
B) estuarine. 
C) neritic. 
D) oceanic. 
E) pelagic. 
A) continental. 
B) estuarine. 
C) neritic. 
D) oceanic. 
E) pelagic.

Question 12

Texture refers to the size and shape of sediment particles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Which of the following contains calcium carbonate (CaCO3)?

Accepted Answer

A) diatoms 
B) foraminiferans 
C) glauconite 
D) phosphorites 
E) radiolarians 
A) diatoms 
B) foraminiferans 
C) glauconite 
D) phosphorites 
E) radiolarians

Question 15

Radiolarian oozes form near the equator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Wentworth scale is used to arrange the amount of sorting in a sediment deposit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following are lithogenous sediments except:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

coccolithophores

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

metal sulfides

Accepted Answer

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

Sediments produced as a result of chemical reactions in seawater are called:

diatomaceous ooze

oolites

abyssal clay

Beach sand is usually well-sorted.

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

halite

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

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

Sediments found on continental margins are called:

Texture refers to the size and shape of sediment particles.

Sediments derived form preexisting rocks are called:

Which of the following contains calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)?

Radiolarian oozes form near the equator.

The Wentworth scale is used to arrange the amount of sorting in a sediment deposit.

All of the following are lithogenous sediments except:

coccolithophores

metal sulfides

All of the following are hydrogenous sediments except:

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Exam 4: Marine Sediments

Sediments produced as a result of chemical reactions in seawater are called:

diatomaceous ooze

oolites

abyssal clay

Beach sand is usually well-sorted.

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

halite

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

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

Sediments found on continental margins are called:

Texture refers to the size and shape of sediment particles.

Sediments derived form preexisting rocks are called:

Which of the following contains calcium carbonate (CaCO3)?

Radiolarian oozes form near the equator.

The Wentworth scale is used to arrange the amount of sorting in a sediment deposit.

All of the following are lithogenous sediments except:

coccolithophores

metal sulfides

All of the following are hydrogenous sediments except:

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Which of the following contains calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)?