Marine Sediments - Hydrogenous

What type of marine sediment is formed from the precipitation of dissolved minerals from water?

• Terrigenous

• Biogenous

• Hydrogenous

• Cosmogenous

Hydrogenous marine sediments are a ______ proportion of marine sediments and are distributed in ______ environments.

• large, uniform

• small, diverse

• small, uniform

• large, diverse

What are manganese nodules primarily composed of?

• Gold and silver

• Manganese, iron, and other metals

• Copper and zinc

• Lead and tin

Manganese nodules accumulate at a ______ rate.

• Fast

• Moderate

• Very slow

• Unpredictable

What are manganese nodules primarily composed of?

• Iron and Nickel

• Manganese and Iron

• Copper and Zinc

• Gold and Silver

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Manganese nodules are found on the _______ floor.

• Mountain

• Ocean

• Desert

• Forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is a characteristic of phosphates?

• Occur in areas of low biological productivity

• Economically useful as fertilizer

• Found in deserts

• Composed of aragonite and calcite.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Phosphates are phosphorus-bearing and occur beneath areas in the surface ocean of very high biological productivity. They are economically useful as ______.

• Metals

• Fertilizer

• Fuel

• Construction material

Which of the following metals is NOT typically found in metal sulfides?

• A) Iron

• B) Nickel

• C) Gold

• D) Copper

Metal sulfides are associated with ________.

• Deserts

• Hydrothermal vents

• Forests

• Rivers