Question 1

Organisms that live on the ocean floor may be responsible for keeping manganese nodules from being buried in the sediment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

A glacial deposit is well-sorted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: lysocline
turbidite
ice rafting
Wentworth Scale
CCD

Accepted Answer

The Answer of associated with deep sea fans and particle is...

Question 5

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.
  
-Calcareous oozes are represented by the number(s);

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Sediments with an extraterrestrial origin 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 7

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.
  
-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 8

manganese nodules

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

A pelagic clay contains lots of material that settle 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.

Organisms that live on the ocean floor may be responsible for keeping manganese nodules from being buried in the sediment.

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

A glacial deposit is well-sorted.

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. -Calcareous oozes are represented by the number(s);

Sediments with an extraterrestrial origin are called:

manganese nodules

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

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Exam 4: Marine Sediments

Organisms that live on the ocean floor may be responsible for keeping manganese nodules from being buried in the sediment.

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

A glacial deposit is well-sorted.

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. -Calcareous oozes are represented by the number(s);

Sediments with an extraterrestrial origin are called:

manganese nodules

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

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

Filters