Question 1

Which of the following sites would most likely have turbidity currents?

Accepted Answer

A) beach at A 
B) lagoon at B 
C) coral reef at C 
D) deep seafloor at D 
E) tidal flat at E 
A) beach at A 
B) lagoon at B 
C) coral reef at C 
D) deep seafloor at D 
E) tidal flat at E

Question 2

If a rock is poorly sorted,this means the rock contains:

Accepted Answer

A) mostly sand 
B) a great variety of rock types as clasts 
C) some angular and some rounded clasts 
D) some parts that are reddish and others that are not 
E) a wide range in the size of clasts 
A) mostly sand 
B) a great variety of rock types as clasts 
C) some angular and some rounded clasts 
D) some parts that are reddish and others that are not 
E) a wide range in the size of clasts

Question 3

What do the characteristics of the rock in this photograph tell you about its environment?

Accepted Answer

A) deposited by the wind 
B) transported a short distance 
C) transported a long distance or worked by waves 
D) deposited in a lake 
A) deposited by the wind 
B) transported a short distance 
C) transported a long distance or worked by waves 
D) deposited in a lake

Which of the following sites would most likely have turbidity currents?

If a rock is poorly sorted,this means the rock contains:

What do the characteristics of the rock in this photograph tell you about its environment?

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Exam 7: Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Which of the following sites would most likely have turbidity currents?

If a rock is poorly sorted,this means the rock contains:

What do the characteristics of the rock in this photograph tell you about its environment?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

Glaciers, shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

Geology of the Solar System

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