Oceans Chap 5 Quiz - Sediments

Large volumes of bottom sediments are moved by

• turbidity currents

• icebergs

• wind

• tides

Which of the following is made from living things?

• biogenous sediments

• terrigenous sediments

• hydrogenous sediments

• cosmogenous sediments

From ocean cores, scientists can tell of the of following EXCEPT

• the presence of mineral

• historical water temperatures

• how much light there is at the bottom

• ancient current patterns

Neritic sediments are found on the

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

• continental rise

• undersea volcanoes

Which of the following are composed mostly of shells from dead organisms?

• calcerous ooze

• siliceous ooze

• abyssal clay

• sand

Which of the following are hydrogenous sediments?

• evaporites

• tektites

• quartz

• oil

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Which of the following sediments are the rarest?

• biogenous sediments

• terrigenous sediments

• hydrogenous sediments

• cosmogenous sediments

Which of the following sediment types are the most abundant in the deep ocean?

• biogenous

• terrigenous

• cosmogenous

• oil

Which is not a valid method of classifying marine sediments?

• alphabetical order

• source of sediment

• location of sediment in ocean

• grain size of sediment

Radiolarians and diatoms (both microorganisms with silicon based shells) are both examples of

• sources of siliceous oozes

• near large animals

• sources of calcerous oozes

• only found on land

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