Marine Sediment Reviewer

Sediment samples from deep beneath the ocean floor are recovered by __________.

• dredging

• rotary drilling

• gravity coring

• instrumented probes

• grab sampling

Which type of marine sediments include siliceous and calcareous oozes?

• Cosmogenous

• Biogenous

• Lithogenous

• Hydrogenous

Volcanic ash is considered to be which type of marine sediment?

• Cosmogenous

• Lithogenous

• Hydrogenous

• Biogenous

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

• Hydrogenous

• Lithogenous

• Calcareous

• Cosmogenous

• Biogenous

Marine sediments that originate in the warm tropical surface ocean would create deposits in the deep sea composed primarily of ___________.

• calcium carbonate

• metal sulfides

• volcanic ash

• quartz sand

• silica

The most abundant mineral in lithogenous sediments is __________.

• gypsum

• quartz

• halite

• aragonite

• calcite

Sediment that begins as rocks on continents or islands is called ________.

• biogenous sediment

• lithogenous (terrigenous) sediment

• hydrogenous sediment

• cosmogenous sediment

Sandstone is an example of which of the following sediment types?

• Biogenous Sediment

• Cosmogenous Sediment

• Hydrogenous Sediment

• Lithogenous Sediment

Stromatolites are an example of which of the following sediment types?

• Biogenous Sediment

• Cosmogenous Sediment

• Hydrogenous Sediment

• Lithogenous Sediment

• Terrigenous Sediment

Phosphate-rich nodules form in:

• estuaries.

• abyssal plains.

• mid-ocean ridges.

• intermediate to shallow depth water.

• hydrothermal vent areas.

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