Exam 2 Review

On a geologic map, measurements called ________ (trend) and ________ (inclination) describe the orientation of a planar feature.

• alignment, slope

• bearing, incline

• direction, tilt

• strike, dip

Turbidite deposits are distinctive because they exhibit ________ bedding.

• graded

• thick

• thin

• uniform

Which mineral is the most abundant in detrital sedimentary rocks?

• calcite

• olivine

• mica

• quartz

The rate of weathering is influenced by:

• climate

• mineral composition

• number of joints

• all of the above

Precipitation of dissolved material by the life processes of water-dwelling organisms produces a material called ________ sediment.

• biochemical

• clastic

• chemical

• detrital

What type of unconformity consists of folded sedimentary rocks overlain by younger, more flat-lying strata?

• angular unconformity

• disconformity

• nonconformity

• subconformity

What type of rock do you think Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson would be?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Lunar