Question 1

Which type of sediment undergoes the most compaction as it lithifies to sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) marine mud 
B) coarse gravel 
C) desert dune sand 
D) reef limestone 
A) marine mud 
B) coarse gravel 
C) desert dune sand 
D) reef limestone

Question 2

Which of the following is not a type of limestone?

Accepted Answer

A) coquina 
B) travertine 
C) chalk 
D) arkose 
A) coquina 
B) travertine 
C) chalk 
D) arkose

Question 3

What is the general name for microcrystalline quartz in sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following describes the correct order for relative solubility of minerals in sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) Evaporate minerals are more soluble than calcite and quartz. 
B) Evaporate minerals are more soluble than quartz and less soluble than calcite. 
C) Evaporate minerals, quartz, and calcite all have the same relative solubility. 
D) Evaporate minerals are less soluble than quartz and calcite. 
A) Evaporate minerals are more soluble than calcite and quartz. 
B) Evaporate minerals are more soluble than quartz and less soluble than calcite. 
C) Evaporate minerals, quartz, and calcite all have the same relative solubility. 
D) Evaporate minerals are less soluble than quartz and calcite.

Question 5

Sedimentary rocks account for about what percentage of the Earth's outermost 10 kilometers of rock (first percentage). Also, what percentage of the Earth's continental area is covered by sedimentary rocks (second percentage)?

Accepted Answer

A) 3.5% and 100% 
B) 85% and 100% 
C) 65% and 10% 
D) 5% and 75% 
A) 3.5% and 100% 
B) 85% and 100% 
C) 65% and 10% 
D) 5% and 75%

Question 6

Flint and jasper are microcrystalline forms of _______.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which type of limestone consists mainly of tiny, marine fossils composed of calcite?

Accepted Answer

A) dolostone 
B) chalk 
C) coquina 
D) chert 
A) dolostone 
B) chalk 
C) coquina 
D) chert

Question 8

Which variety of limestone consists mainly of sand- sized, mostly spherical grains of calcium carbonate precipitated in shallow, marine waters?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Considering the factors that influence the formation of sedimentary rocks, how might sedimentary rocks be different on another planet such as Mars or Venus? What about similarities?

Accepted Answer

Without running water, sedimentary rocks

Which type of sediment undergoes the most compaction as it lithifies to sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following is not a type of limestone?

What is the general name for microcrystalline quartz in sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following describes the correct order for relative solubility of minerals in sedimentary rocks?

Sedimentary rocks account for about what percentage of the Earth's outermost 10 kilometers of rock (first percentage). Also, what percentage of the Earth's continental area is covered by sedimentary rocks (second percentage)?

Flint and jasper are microcrystalline forms of _______.

Which type of limestone consists mainly of tiny, marine fossils composed of calcite?

Which variety of limestone consists mainly of sand- sized, mostly spherical grains of calcium carbonate precipitated in shallow, marine waters?

Considering the factors that influence the formation of sedimentary rocks, how might sedimentary rocks be different on another planet such as Mars or Venus? What about similarities?

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Exam 7: Sedimentary Rocks

Which type of sediment undergoes the most compaction as it lithifies to sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following is not a type of limestone?

What is the general name for microcrystalline quartz in sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following describes the correct order for relative solubility of minerals in sedimentary rocks?

Sedimentary rocks account for about what percentage of the Earth's outermost 10 kilometers of rock (first percentage). Also, what percentage of the Earth's continental area is covered by sedimentary rocks (second percentage)?

Flint and jasper are microcrystalline forms of _______.

Which type of limestone consists mainly of tiny, marine fossils composed of calcite?

Which variety of limestone consists mainly of sand- sized, mostly spherical grains of calcium carbonate precipitated in shallow, marine waters?

Considering the factors that influence the formation of sedimentary rocks, how might sedimentary rocks be different on another planet such as Mars or Venus? What about similarities?

An Introduction to Geology

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Matter and Minerals

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Weathering and Soils

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Origin and Evolution of the Ocean Floor

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Mass Wasting: the Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Wind

Shorelines

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

Global Climate Change

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