Question 1

A chemical or biogenic sedimentary rock consisting of gypsum is called

Accepted Answer

A)  chert. 
B)  rock salt. 
C)  rock gypsum. 
D)  dolostone. 
A)  chert. 
B)  rock salt. 
C)  rock gypsum. 
D)  dolostone.

Question 2

What happens when dissolution occurs between halite and water?

Accepted Answer

A)  Halite crystals break into sodium and calcium ions, which exist invisibly between water molecules. 
B)  Halite crystals disappear and only water molecules end up being present. 
C)  Water molecules break into hydrogen and oxygen ions, which exist invisibly between halite crystals. 
D)  Water molecules disappear and only halite crystals end up being present. 
A)  Halite crystals break into sodium and calcium ions, which exist invisibly between water molecules. 
B)  Halite crystals disappear and only water molecules end up being present. 
C)  Water molecules break into hydrogen and oxygen ions, which exist invisibly between halite crystals. 
D)  Water molecules disappear and only halite crystals end up being present.

Question 3

What process would cause the weathering of olivine and subsequent formation of limonite, clay, and ions in solution?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical weathering 
B)  volcanic eruptions 
C)  earthquakes 
D)  chemical weathering 
A)  physical weathering 
B)  volcanic eruptions 
C)  earthquakes 
D)  chemical weathering

A chemical or biogenic sedimentary rock consisting of gypsum is called

What happens when dissolution occurs between halite and water?

What process would cause the weathering of olivine and subsequent formation of limonite, clay, and ions in solution?

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Exam 5: Formation of Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

A chemical or biogenic sedimentary rock consisting of gypsum is called

What happens when dissolution occurs between halite and water?

What process would cause the weathering of olivine and subsequent formation of limonite, clay, and ions in solution?

Why Study Earth

Minerals: Building Blocks of the Planet

Rocks and Rock-Forming Processes

Formation of Magma and Igneous Rocks

Formation of Metamorphic Rocks

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Making Earth

Motion Inside Earth

Deformation of Rocks

Global Tectonics: Plates and Plumes

Tectonics and Surface Relief

Soil Formation and Landscape Stability

Mass Movements: Landscapes in Motion

Streams: Flowing Water Shapes the Landscape

Water Flowing Underground

Glaciers: Cold-Climate Sculptors of Continents

Shorelines: Changing Landscapes Where Land Meets Sea

Wind: a Global Geologic Process

Global Warming: Real Time Change in the Earth System

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