Question 1

Shales are usually described as weak because they are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) so porous and permeable 
B) devoid of quartz 
C) only compacted but not well cemented 
D) too thinly bedded to use for building stone 
A) so porous and permeable 
B) devoid of quartz 
C) only compacted but not well cemented 
D) too thinly bedded to use for building stone

Question 2

What physical and chemical processes transform lignite to bituminous coal?

Accepted Answer

A) coking in industrial ovens without oxygen 
B) heating to drive off water and volatile gases and pressure for compaction 
C) weathering and further transport 
D) mining it then drying it in the sun 
A) coking in industrial ovens without oxygen 
B) heating to drive off water and volatile gases and pressure for compaction 
C) weathering and further transport 
D) mining it then drying it in the sun

Question 3

Deltas form in transitional environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How wide is a typical continental shelf?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 kilometres 
B) 80 kilometres 
C) > 1800 kilometres 
D) 8000 kilometres 
A) 10 kilometres 
B) 80 kilometres 
C) > 1800 kilometres 
D) 8000 kilometres

Question 5

A white and pink hard sedimentary rock has abundant thin layers and is composed of microfossils of radiolaria made of SiO2.What would you call it?

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Question 6

Sediments whose particles are mechanically broken from pre-existing rocks and minerals are called ________.

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Question 7

Where would wedge shaped deposits of coarse bouldery gravels and radially oriented stream channels likely occur?

Accepted Answer

alluvial f

Question 8

What do most limestones, gypsum, rock salts like halite or potash (sylvite), and chert have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They are all directly pertinent to the global carbon cycle. 
B) They are all considered chemical or biochemical sediments. 
C) They are all organic precipitates. 
D) They are all formed by organisms on the ocean floor. 
A) They are all directly pertinent to the global carbon cycle. 
B) They are all considered chemical or biochemical sediments. 
C) They are all organic precipitates. 
D) They are all formed by organisms on the ocean floor.

Question 9

Which of the following sedimentary features would typically be found in shales but not in sandstones?

Accepted Answer

A) mud cracks 
B) cross stratification 
C) ripple marks 
D) bedding 
A) mud cracks 
B) cross stratification 
C) ripple marks 
D) bedding

Question 10

Which evaporite sedimentary rock, composed of calcium sulphate, is an important component of plasters and wallboard?

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Question 11

Name a white layered crystalline rock composed entirely of the soft non-reactive mineral CaSO4-2H2O

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Question 12

What clues about their environments of deposition do all sandstones have?

Accepted Answer

A) cement types 
B) fossils and bedding planes 
C) particle composition, shape, and sorting 
D) fluid type (oil or water) 
A) cement types 
B) fossils and bedding planes 
C) particle composition, shape, and sorting 
D) fluid type (oil or water)

Question 13

Which indirect fossil features are most likely to cut across and disrupt bedding (stratification)in the host sedimentary rock?

Accepted Answer

A) dinosaur footprints; sandy conglomerate 
B) carbonized leaves; clayey lakebeds 
C) burrows; muddy, fine-grained sandstone 
D) turbidite casts; wacke 
A) dinosaur footprints; sandy conglomerate 
B) carbonized leaves; clayey lakebeds 
C) burrows; muddy, fine-grained sandstone 
D) turbidite casts; wacke

Question 14

What are the most abundant detrital sedimentary minerals?

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Question 15

What are the most common cementing agents in sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) CaO 
B) Ca(OH)2 
C) calcite, silica, and iron oxides 
D) clays and bitumen 
A) CaO 
B) Ca(OH)2 
C) calcite, silica, and iron oxides 
D) clays and bitumen

Question 16

Diagenesis occurs at temperatures below ________ in the outer few kilometres of Earth's crust.

Accepted Answer

A) 10° 
B) 50° 
C) 100° 
D) 200° 
A) 10° 
B) 50° 
C) 100° 
D) 200°

Question 17

Which of the following is not a common cementing agent for sandstones?

Accepted Answer

A) quartz 
B) calcite 
C) fluorite 
D) iron oxides 
A) quartz 
B) calcite 
C) fluorite 
D) iron oxides

Question 18

Jasper, Flint and Agate are all ________, more commonly called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) fine-grained detrital silica, quartz 
B) microcrystalline calcium carbonate, chalk 
C) microcrystalline silica, chert 
D) small towns in Alberta, Hicksville 
A) fine-grained detrital silica, quartz 
B) microcrystalline calcium carbonate, chalk 
C) microcrystalline silica, chert 
D) small towns in Alberta, Hicksville

Question 19

Considering the factors which influence the formation of sedimentary rocks, how might sedimentary rocks be different on another planet such as Mars or Venus?

Accepted Answer

Other planets lack our atmosphere and wa

Question 20

What rock type would be made mostly from particles 1/256 millimetres and has lots of thin flat laminae and a reddish colour?

Accepted Answer

A) ferruginous shale 
B) carbonaceous mudstone 
C) calcareous siltstone 
D) Wilma Flintstone 
A) ferruginous shale 
B) carbonaceous mudstone 
C) calcareous siltstone 
D) Wilma Flintstone

Shales are usually described as weak because they are ________.

What physical and chemical processes transform lignite to bituminous coal?

Deltas form in transitional environments.

How wide is a typical continental shelf?

A white and pink hard sedimentary rock has abundant thin layers and is composed of microfossils of radiolaria made of SiO₂.What would you call it?

Sediments whose particles are mechanically broken from pre-existing rocks and minerals are called ________.

Where would wedge shaped deposits of coarse bouldery gravels and radially oriented stream channels likely occur?

What do most limestones, gypsum, rock salts like halite or potash (sylvite), and chert have in common?

Which of the following sedimentary features would typically be found in shales but not in sandstones?

Which evaporite sedimentary rock, composed of calcium sulphate, is an important component of plasters and wallboard?

Name a white layered crystalline rock composed entirely of the soft non-reactive mineral CaSO₄-2H₂O

What clues about their environments of deposition do all sandstones have?

Which indirect fossil features are most likely to cut across and disrupt bedding (stratification)in the host sedimentary rock?

What are the most abundant detrital sedimentary minerals?

What are the most common cementing agents in sedimentary rocks?

Diagenesis occurs at temperatures below ________ in the outer few kilometres of Earth's crust.

Which of the following is not a common cementing agent for sandstones?

Jasper, Flint and Agate are all , more commonly called .

Considering the factors which influence the formation of sedimentary rocks, how might sedimentary rocks be different on another planet such as Mars or Venus?

What rock type would be made mostly from particles 1/256 millimetres and has lots of thin flat laminae and a reddish colour?

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Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

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Exam 6: Sedimentary Rocks

Shales are usually described as weak because they are ________.

What physical and chemical processes transform lignite to bituminous coal?

Deltas form in transitional environments.

How wide is a typical continental shelf?

A white and pink hard sedimentary rock has abundant thin layers and is composed of microfossils of radiolaria made of SiO2.What would you call it?

Sediments whose particles are mechanically broken from pre-existing rocks and minerals are called ________.

Where would wedge shaped deposits of coarse bouldery gravels and radially oriented stream channels likely occur?

What do most limestones, gypsum, rock salts like halite or potash (sylvite), and chert have in common?

Which of the following sedimentary features would typically be found in shales but not in sandstones?

Which evaporite sedimentary rock, composed of calcium sulphate, is an important component of plasters and wallboard?

Name a white layered crystalline rock composed entirely of the soft non-reactive mineral CaSO4-2H2O

What clues about their environments of deposition do all sandstones have?

Which indirect fossil features are most likely to cut across and disrupt bedding (stratification)in the host sedimentary rock?

What are the most abundant detrital sedimentary minerals?

What are the most common cementing agents in sedimentary rocks?

Diagenesis occurs at temperatures below ________ in the outer few kilometres of Earth's crust.

Which of the following is not a common cementing agent for sandstones?

Jasper, Flint and Agate are all ________, more commonly called ________.

Considering the factors which influence the formation of sedimentary rocks, how might sedimentary rocks be different on another planet such as Mars or Venus?

What rock type would be made mostly from particles 1/256 millimetres and has lots of thin flat laminae and a reddish colour?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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A white and pink hard sedimentary rock has abundant thin layers and is composed of microfossils of radiolaria made of SiO₂.What would you call it?

Name a white layered crystalline rock composed entirely of the soft non-reactive mineral CaSO₄-2H₂O

Jasper, Flint and Agate are all , more commonly called .